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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Pop music, like the rest of American society, has reached the exhausted endpoint of the taboo-litigation mania that’s marred the past decade of our national life.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
You’re exhausted in the morning and energized by the afternoon.
—Kelly Stiefel Arias, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
She's exhausted from us all being home in the days prior and goes on a snooze marathon!
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
In a podcast interview released Monday, the onetime first son said former President Joe Biden was likely exhausted from the rigors of world travel ahead of the June clash that led to his pulling the plug on his reelection campaign.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
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Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
You’re exhausted in the morning and energized by the afternoon.
—Kelly Stiefel Arias, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
She's exhausted from us all being home in the days prior and goes on a snooze marathon!
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
In a podcast interview released Monday, the onetime first son said former President Joe Biden was likely exhausted from the rigors of world travel ahead of the June clash that led to his pulling the plug on his reelection campaign.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhausted. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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