as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
the kind of catastrophic illness that can make a sizable depletion in a family's savings
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Recent Examples of depletion
The settlements call for reducing groundwater depletions to a rate of 18,200 acre-feet per year.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reality starts to sink in In reality, the Russian space program is chronically underfunded, and the war against Ukraine has only accelerated the depletion of talent and resources.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Do This Now Audit your calendar for depletion triggers.
—Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There's other impacts like depletion of rivers.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In the months following the murders, the brothers themselves also contributed to the rapid depletion of the estate.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The depletion of lithium in the brain plays a role in most of the deterioration in several mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Houston’s passing attack has been suffering from receiver depletion and poor pass blocking.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
The analysis suggested that the depletion of stockpiles of broad-spectrum antibiotics has likely contributed to the rise of multidrug resistance.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reality starts to sink in In reality, the Russian space program is chronically underfunded, and the war against Ukraine has only accelerated the depletion of talent and resources.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Do This Now Audit your calendar for depletion triggers.
—Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There's other impacts like depletion of rivers.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In the months following the murders, the brothers themselves also contributed to the rapid depletion of the estate.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The depletion of lithium in the brain plays a role in most of the deterioration in several mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Houston’s passing attack has been suffering from receiver depletion and poor pass blocking.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
The analysis suggested that the depletion of stockpiles of broad-spectrum antibiotics has likely contributed to the rise of multidrug resistance.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depletion
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The first monthly jobs report released since McEntarfer’s ousting, the June jobs report, which initially reported a gain of 147,000 jobs, has now been revised downward to just 14,000 jobs in the July revision and now an absolute decrease of 13,000 jobs in the August revision.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This results in a 67% optimization in rack space, a 66% reduction in power consumption, 58% annual OpEx savings, and a 69% decrease in initial investment costs.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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While sustainable aviation fuels and electric aircraft will play larger roles in long-term decarbonization, immediate weight reduction offers airlines tangible benefits today.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The scale of the revision announced on Tuesday exceeds a downward reduction in hiring estimates last year that has drawn criticism from Trump in recent weeks.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Chinese authorities said that headline CPI had slipped into negative territory largely due to the high-base last year and lower food prices, while crediting the narrower decline in producer prices in part to Beijing's efforts in regulating the excessive price competition.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Apple—which topped the World’s Best Companies list in 2024—is notably absent this year due to a decline in revenue from 2022 to 2024, which many Wall Street analysts have postulated could be due to the company falling behind on AI.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to Champo, apply three to four drops onto the fingertips and massage where needed.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The most severe drop was in press freedom when compared with five years ago, but the indicator for the credibility of elections was at its lowest in 30 years.—
Matthew Tostevin
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The first two days of LIV on the CW attracted audiences of fewer than 300,000 viewers, significantly below the PGA Tour event that weekend, and the ratings never made a dent compared with the PGA Tour.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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That tragedy gave way to discord within the UTM and the exit of key leaders, as well as a dent to the party’s popularity.—
Charles Pensulo,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Depletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depletion. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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