impoverishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of impoverish
1
as in beggars

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as in depletes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverishes
  1. bankrupts
  2. depletes
  3. reduces
  4. consumes
  5. ruins
  6. exhausts
  7. squanders
  8. loses
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  • The 2020s have been a decade of compounding American institutional failure — a pandemic, political rupture, an affordability crisis, student loan servicers treated as adversaries, a healthcare system that bankrupts the sick, and a growing sense that the system is not working as advertised.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of bankrupts
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  • This depletes the number of gamma-ray photons in this signal.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Dumped into waterways, whey encourages bacterial and algal growth that depletes oxygen and can damage aquatic ecosystems.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of depletes
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  • This reduces the turbulence around the suspension and in the trailer’s wake, and lowers the aerodynamic drag.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There are studies suggesting that being on a regular training regimen reduces your risk of cancer recurrence.
    — Samantha Ciaccia, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of reduces
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  • Every operation consumes computational resources, while storing intermediate results requires additional qubits.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Someone who orally consumes ketamine would typically begin to feel its effects within 20 minutes.
    — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of consumes
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  • George Santos simply cannot get up After surprising the DS by passing the first task — falling out of a hovering helicopter backward — Santos ruins his big moment by struggling to swim to the dock and not being able to lift himself out of the water.
    — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing ruins an outfit faster than an ill-fitting bra, which is why this V-neck option caught our eye.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruins
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  • Instead of occupying both sides with large cooling vents, air enters toward the front of the station and exhausts through the rear.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
  • If the low-breadth market finally exhausts itself and rolls over, your capital at risk is mathematically capped at that 3%.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausts
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  • All are standing aside while Stephen Miller squanders whatever standing the Republican Party had left with veterans, frontline civilians and military families.
    — Shawn VanDiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Over and over, Levinson squanders opportunities for humanization or interiority in favor of provocation.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
Definition of squanders
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  • BetMGM is offering new users a chance to bet on today’s game and earn up to $1,500 if your first bet loses when using promo code FOXNEWS.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But what begins as a bold and daring attempt to broach progressive issues in a notoriously conservative society ultimately loses its nerve, acquiescing to a number of eyebrow-raising narrative compromises.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of loses
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