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depletion in something
collocation
a reduction in the amount of something necessary, in a way that is or will be harmful:
Food suffers depletion in nutrient value when cooked, processed, or refined.
Increased expenditure has caused a depletion in our capital.
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depletion
Since the 1970s, scientists had observed a significant depletion in ozone levels over the Antarctic.
Computer models showed that substantial depletions in river flow can be caused by wells as far away as two miles.
The buying of properties as second homes has led to a depletion in housing stock.
Many saltwater fish have seen huge depletions in population.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making smaller or less
abridgment
attenuate
attenuated
attenuating
attenuation
compress
contraction
dwindling
ease
ease someone's mindidiom
ease up/off
fall away
halve
reduce
reducible
reduction
resize
retreat
trough
tumble
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