exhausted
adjective
ex·haust·ed
ig-ˈzȯ-stəd 
1
: completely or almost completely depleted of resources or contents
… crops are grown in the resulting field for a year or a few years until the soil is exhausted, and then the field is abandoned …—
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: depleted of energy : extremely tired
I mean I was just exhausted, totally exhausted. I could barely walk up a flight of stairs without panting and wheezing.—Anthony DeCurtis
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the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed
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Today’s discerning little travelers—and their (presumably) exhausted parents—demand more.
—Forbes Staff, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The world watched, and so did Venezuela’s exhausted population, over 90% of whom, according to opposition data, believe Maduro lost.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The taut and well-crafted play imagines King’s final evening, where he’s exhausted by the relentless pace of his activist work, questioning his mission, hounded by the press, suspicious of government surveillance and afraid for his life.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
Everything that had broken was hurting, and I was exhausted after the show.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Forbes Staff, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The world watched, and so did Venezuela’s exhausted population, over 90% of whom, according to opposition data, believe Maduro lost.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The taut and well-crafted play imagines King’s final evening, where he’s exhausted by the relentless pace of his activist work, questioning his mission, hounded by the press, suspicious of government surveillance and afraid for his life.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
Everything that had broken was hurting, and I was exhausted after the show.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 28 May 2025
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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhausted. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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