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as in undermined
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech
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as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of she was devitalized by the infection
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Paternalistic tactics, such as overemphasizing IUDs and implants, undermined young people’s reproductive health preferences and goals.—
Riley J. Steiner, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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Schools would get credit for preparing students through different routes, while the state would avoid the unnecessary complexity that undermined the earlier indicator.— Jessica Handy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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But one night, with my reserve weakened by cheap Sambuca shots, Tom and I ended up kissing.— Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
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The correlation between stocks and bonds , which hasn’t been reliable in recent years, weakened meaningfully at the start of the Iran war, BlackRock said in its spring outlook Wednesday.— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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His EcoFlow house battery eventually drained as well, bringing the vehicle to a complete 0% state of charge.— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
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Kennard drained all five of his three-point attempts, including three in the fourth quarter.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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Public spaces are intimate and inviting – homely in scale and softened by a palette of sage green, buttercup yellow and an assortment of blues.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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But gradually the sound softened.— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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This latest denial likely closes the door for Williams to open a dispensary at the Broadway location — having exhausted most administrative routes.— Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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In one panel, children maimed or exhausted by labor stare out bleakly; in another, unemployed men in a small industrial town sit or stand around.— Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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His opponent pressured him, tired him out and knocked him out.— Brett Appley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
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Her flesh is desiccated and gray, her hands and feet are jagged claws, and her breath comes out in rasps.— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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Mahdi and Khadija had been struck by drought, and their bed was dry and desiccated, waterless down to its depths.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
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Merrill had the same impulse—the need to become a self not necessarily free of all that money could buy but not crippled or deadened by it, either.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Devitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/devitalized. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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