deplete
verb (used with object)
to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of.
has been depleting
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present perfect progressiveof deplete (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The company's free-cash flow has been depleting as it charges ahead with its metaverse plans, which led the change in its name to Meta Platforms from Facebook last year.
From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2022
Long dependent on aquifers for most of its water, the rapidly growing state has been depleting its underground supplies twice as fast as they can be replenished.
From Time Magazine Archive
