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exhausts

  • plural
    of exhaust.
    exhaust
    verb (used with object)
    to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person.
  • present tense form
    of exhaust (3rd person singular).
    exhaust
    verb (used with object)
    to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person.

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For a reader he is like a guest who overwhelms and exhausts, but who is then invited back for the sheer enjoyment of his absorbing tales, striking insights and charm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

George Atef, a 38-year-old Egyptian civil servant in Kuwait, said: "What exhausts me most is not knowing when this situation will end -- the waiting itself has become draining."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

When the star exhausts its fuel, this balance collapses.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025

But for the audience, those sentiments more accurately reflect Ramsay’s film, a slow burn that exhausts its welcome and dies in a blaze after losing its grip on a meandering narrative.

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

The emotion of their reunions exhausts them so that they often nap together under a tree, or in Ivanito’s narrow bunk bed.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García