did in

VERB

destroy; exhaust

Synonyms

WEAK

assassinate bankrupt bump off butcher cool dilapidate dispatch do away with eliminate execute fatigue finish frazzle kill knock out liquidate murder put away ruin shatter slaughter slay tire wear out weary wreck

Example Sentences

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You and your AI buddy would share inside jokes, light teasing, “remember when” stories of things you did in the past and fantasies or plans for the future.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Social Security was created to exactly avoid this kind of catastrophe, which would lead to homelessness, poverty and hunger, as it did in the 1930s.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“Because you put so much time, energy and effort into everything that you did in that moment in your life, and now to be rewarded in this manner is just pretty big.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Energy prices have also not risen as fast as they did in the aftermath of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, economists note, and supply chains are not facing the same disruptions.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

These last few weeks, I’ve got to know her better than I ever did in the thirteen years before them.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler