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consume v.
deplete v.
exhaust v.
polish off v.

VERB

consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb deplete devour dominate drain eat up employ exhaust expend obsess preoccupy spend waste

STRONG

apply dissipate drivel engross finish go lavish lessen monopolize squander trifle utilize vanish

WEAK

avail oneself of fritter away frivol away go through have recourse to profit by put away put to use run out of run through throw away wash up wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fill save

STRONG

appear create hoard

WEAK

accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store

VERB

deplete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt decrease diminish drain empty expend impoverish lessen reduce sap squander undermine use up weaken

STRONG

bleed draw evacuate finish milk spend waste

WEAK

dig into dry up suck dry wash up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend fill grow increase raise save strengthen

STRONG

hoard

WEAK

add augment give

VERB

exhaust

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

VERB

polish off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finish off put away

WEAK

consume devour dispatch dispose of do away with down eat eat up eliminate finish using get rid of liquidate put the kibosh on swill use up wolf

Antonyms

WEAK

hoard save

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finish up

Friday's 104.7km third stage from Mold to Llandudno in north Wales could bring a change of overall leader thanks to a steep finish up Great Orme.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

International disaster teams, including some US squads, and some South American teams were starting to finish up rescue operations, their members said on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

“Something I’m always talking about is trusting the way that you feel,” Flea says as we finish up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

The Nasdaq fell as much as 1.9% before recovering to finish up 0.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

“I wonder where we’ll finish up this time,” the Earthworm said.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

finish up

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