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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /
VERB
tire or wear out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drain fatigue frazzle impoverish overwork sap tire out use up weaken wear out weary
STRONG
debilitate draw enervate enfeeble fag overdo overexert overextend overfatigue overtire prostrate tucker
WEAK
burn out conk out do in peter out poop out run ragged suck dry wear down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist enable energize help strengthen
STRONG
invigorate
WEAK
animate refresh replenish
VERB
consume, use up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deplete dissipate drain dry empty impoverish run out squander
STRONG
bankrupt devour dispel disperse draw eat expend finish spend strain void waste
WEAK
bleed dry eat up run through suck dry take last of wash up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fill hoard save
STRONG
build collect create garner gather keep maintain preserve
WEAK
animate invigorate refresh replenish

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Few automobile exteriors are ever finished like this, with its broad, sterling-like chrome garnishes at the lower grille intakes, the rocker panels, exhaust outlets and bumpers, all smoothed perfectly into the blown-glass curvatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The volunteers, he says, "really get their teeth into these old cases" and "exhaust every avenue".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

It was March, and if you rolled down the window, the only scent was exhaust.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Toggling up to Sport mode engages the sport-mode exhaust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

They did not want to exhaust their horses.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

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