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deplete
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Some retirees pay their adviser to reassure them that they can spend a certain amount without depleting their savings, even if crises or jarring surprises arise.
Similarly, in the Pacific, interdiction by submarines and aerial mining of trade routes effectively depleted Japan’s fuel reserves by the war’s end.
Elordi was still very thin when he made it to the Frankenstein set in Toronto, and utterly depleted.
Having nearly depleted their island’s resources, and lacking a large enough canoe to leave, they face eventual extinction.
The first isn’t happening at the moment, as U.S. shale producers have largely depleted their best spots and are focusing on keeping costs down.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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