deplete
Example Sentences
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This recycled phosphorus fuels even more plankton growth, whose decay further depletes oxygen and keeps nutrients circulating.
From Science Daily
This area of the North Sea is teeming with depleted oil and gas fields like Nini, as well as deep rock basins.
From Barron's
Wednesday will play four games in 10 days over Christmas and resources have been further depleted.
From BBC
Dr Graham, who also runs NHS clinics, said people could become "nutritionally deplete" if they use the drug without qualifying for it because they would not be sustaining their nutritional needs naturally.
From BBC
Some economists are skeptical Argentina will be able to rebuild its depleted reserves without abandoning the currency band system and allowing the peso to float freely.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
