Draining and Strain

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Draining adjective - Having a debilitating effect.

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Strain and draining are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strain" instead the word "Draining" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: drain, drained, drainage

Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

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Draining and strain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Draining" instead a noun "Strain".

Nearby Words: strained, straining, strainer

A strain of magic-draining bacteria is cultivated by certain Megas and anti-magic hate groups and used to "magic-proof" chosen locations, as well as kill spirits.

Source: Anti-Magic
Power Strain Blackout: After Godzilla first unleashes his Atomic Breath, the effect is so draining that he goes comatose for fifteen days.

Source: Film / Shin Godzilla
Power Strain Blackout: He faints after each use of the Rune of Punishment, due to it draining its host's lifeforce with each use, until it finally kills them.

Source: Characters / Suikoden IV

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