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adjective

as in consumed

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verb

past tense of use up

as in spent

to make complete use of we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles

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Fed into a calculation, it is used up to perform the extra gate, and any flaw in the state becomes a flaw in the gate. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 Keep it meatless over rice or quinoa with some tofu, or mix in leftover chicken or beef that needs to be used up. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 15 Oct. 2026 Lesley-Anne Down believes she's already used up three of her nine lives. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 The experiment used up to 100 qubits and demonstrated a key technique for developing more reliable quantum machines. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 The markets price in a number of other factors—most obviously the opposition’s advertising campaign, which will go largely unanswered because the proponents of Proposition 40 used up most of their cash to gather signatures to get it on the ballot. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons per day; a recent study modelling water use in African data centers found that ChatGPT-4 used up to 60 liters of water — or a standard washing machine cycle — to produce a 10-page paper. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The Jets also had a 19-play drive that used up nearly 12 minutes of the first half. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 To make matters worse for the Chargers, the Cardinals took over and used up the rest of the quarter with a field-goal drive. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for used up

Adjective

Kennedy’s new pyramid places meat, dairy, fruit, and vegetables at the top (most consumed), and tapers down through fruits and vegetables to whole grains.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices.

— Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of consumed

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At least $343,100 is to be spent on surveillance after the president falsely blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
On a humid morning in June, Ramadan Elmoudi nervously watched grid current flow into a machine his colleagues had spent years building and kept his expectations low.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of spent

Adjective

Smaller packs, demanding conditions Nyobolt’s high-power battery technology combines rapid charging with a design focused on cycle life and reduced system weight.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Cleaning rooms less frequently can also help hotels reduce labor expenses, although reduced housekeeping has raised concerns among workers about heavier workloads and the impact on guests.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduced

Verb

Trump is waging a campaign in the final moments of the midterm election to quell discontent among farmers, truckers and drivers exhausted by $4 gas and near-record diesel.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
In an interview with the Financial Times, published today, Zelenskyy indicated his own patience had been exhausted.

— David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

But Jess Ralston, a senior energy analyst at Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, a non profit focused on climate change, said that 90% of the oil and gas has already been drained from the North Sea basin.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Salvador has treated patients whose infections formed pockets of pus that had to be drained to protect their vision.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of drained

Adjective

And Dieffenbach, who was racking up college offers, was left with a depleted roster and a grim senior season outlook.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Joe Raedle | Getty Images Diesel prices may need to remain high through 2027 as refinery constraints contend with recovering consumption from governments and companies rebuild depleted inventories, according to Goldman Sachs.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of depleted

Verb

The attacker used a pump-action shotgun bought by his mother, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The shooter used a pump-action shotgun in yesterday's shooting, two law enforcement officials briefed on the case told NBC News.

— Irene Byon, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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