IMPOVERISHING Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

impoverishing

verb

present participle of impoverish

as in bankrupting

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as in depleting

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At a June forum for county executive candidates, former Legislator Dan Tarwater said the lawsuit could cost up to $1 billion in payouts, potentially bankrupting Jackson County.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Sometimes the very entities owning these hospitals and nursing homes are purposely bankrupting them, pillaging them of their value to maximize the owners’ profits.

— Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of bankrupting

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However, payment amounts could change unless Congress takes action to address the depleting fund.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
El Nino is already fueling wildfires across farmland, depleting water supplies for major cities and hurting fish catches in the region.

— EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of depleting

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As wet electrodes get thicker, the liquid binder migrates unevenly during drying, ruining the battery‘s structure.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Seaver also allegedly threatened to start a podcast dedicated to ruining Parton’s image unless he was paid.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruining

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Divsteps therefore requires a record of its branching decisions, potentially consuming enormous numbers of additional qubits.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
His release conditions prohibit him from possessing or using firearms, contacting Goldfein or consuming alcohol.

— Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of consuming

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While serving as a public health official, el Sayed wrote an op-ed in 2019 strongly supporting the Green New Deal, arguing that reducing greenhouse gas emissions will help improve public health.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Together, the tools could help accelerate the development of more resilient electric motor systems while reducing the risks associated with critical material shortages, volatile supply chains and rapidly changing global markets.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of reducing

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So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
On the third bike was Jenny Brookes, Zero's senior global brand manager, who rode a standard DSR/X adventure bike for approximately 239 miles (384 km) before exhausting its battery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausting

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Advertisement Buy portions that match your appetite Throwing away part of a chicken breast means wasting more than dinner.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Chronicling the hyper-niche behaviors that define our online existence, Berlant describes the seemingly inescapable embarrassment of wasting one’s life away in an endless scroll.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of wasting

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After arriving at the hospital and spending nearly an hour with hospital staff filling out paperwork, I was handed another form accepting financial responsibility.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Teams are tight-knit, spending practically every moment together from Spring Training through October in what can be described as a 162-game marathon.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

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