wear off
verb
wore off; worn off; wearing off; wears off
: to gradually decrease, disappear, or stop
The painkillers wore off after a couple of hours.
The shine on the leather will wear off pretty quickly.
After you drive a new car for a while, the novelty wears off.
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The molly’s wearing off, and everybody’s spent.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
After more than 25 years of US astronauts wearing off-the-rack clothes while living in Earth orbit, a company working to launch the world’s first commercial space station has adopted a more custom approach to its crew attire.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Many people think the afternoon crash happens when your morning coffee wears off, but our chief medical officer, Sohaib Imtiaz, MD, says there's something else behind the post-lunch energy slump.
—Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Once the initial shock of the violence wore off, the Ludlow strike received little public attention outside of the immediate families affected and some Colorado residents until late in the 20th century.
—Robert Forrant, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
After more than 25 years of US astronauts wearing off-the-rack clothes while living in Earth orbit, a company working to launch the world’s first commercial space station has adopted a more custom approach to its crew attire.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Many people think the afternoon crash happens when your morning coffee wears off, but our chief medical officer, Sohaib Imtiaz, MD, says there's something else behind the post-lunch energy slump.
—Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Once the initial shock of the violence wore off, the Ludlow strike received little public attention outside of the immediate families affected and some Colorado residents until late in the 20th century.
—Robert Forrant, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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