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burned out

[burnd-out] / ˈbɜrndˈaʊt /












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Now through their LP “Free Spirits,” they continue to comment on the trope of the burned-out, exhausted artist who through a soul-stripping retreat can find renewal once again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

For burned-out white-collar workers, it has become a popular midcareer fantasy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Beginning in March 2025, Tuna snagged five burned-out Porsches from the L.A. fires, and began turning the shells into cathedral-like creations using salvaged stained glass from old churches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Would we give a burned-out caregiver a week’s paid vacation?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

In the summer of 1945, as Europeans picked through the rubble of their ruined cities and burned-out farms, Soviet and American soldiers eyed each other warily.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau