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  • past participle of drain.
  • past tense form of drain.

drained



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Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to have his left knee drained coming out of the All-Star break and will not travel to Philadelphia.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

The most accessible and most lucrative fields have largely been drained.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The Tartan Army may not have conquered America, but they definitely drained it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Add your chopped veggies, like Persian cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, mini sweet peppers, pepperoncini and Kalamata olives, along with washed and drained canned chickpeas.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

The expense of Calvin’s long illness had drained the family funds.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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