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run ragged

ADJECTIVE
pooped
Synonyms
WEAK
beat burned out bushed collapsing dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in drained drooping drowsy enervated exhausted fatigued fried out of gas overworked played-out run down shot sleepy spent tuckered out wasted weary worn-out
VERB
exhaust
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 suck dry wear down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist enable energize help strengthen
STRONG
invigorate
WEAK
animate refresh replenish
VERB
tire out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exhaust
WEAK
bankrupt burn out conk out debilitate do in drain draw enervate enfeeble fag fatigue frazzle impoverish overdo overexert overextend overfatigue overtire overwork peter out poop poop out prostrate sap suck dry take it out of tucker use up weaken wear down wear out weary

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By the end of the season, Jessel is run ragged by the parrots, Sai and Erin, who habitually call her a liar and unimportant.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2023

All three were run ragged by Watkins throughout.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023

But the cost of belatedness is real for her too: Every time we spoke, she was “muerta,” “despilada,” “exhausta,” run ragged by relentless institutional demands.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

If I feel stuck, I look for ways to move; if I am being run ragged, I try to find a minute to sit in one place.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2022

And out there, on the lonely guard Station, nerves had run ragged, always waiting, always watching, wearing away even the iron discipline of their military background.

From Derelict by Nourse, Alan Edward