wear down
verb
wore down; worn down; wearing down; wears down
: to weary and overcome by persistent resistance or pressure
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But the ‘Bods eventually wore down their visitors, countering their aggression with penetration in transition and free throws.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Meghan wore a white turtleneck, her hair worn down in loose curls; Harry—who, like Meghan, could only be seen from the waist up in the video—wore a white button-down under a dark suit jacket.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Not only are customers being driven mad by the bots getting orders completely wrong, but even some company executives are also being worn down by the flailing effort.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
Unveiled by Macron in January 2025, the renovation, which could take up to a decade, aims to modernize a museum widely seen as overstretched and physically worn down by mass tourism.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Meghan wore a white turtleneck, her hair worn down in loose curls; Harry—who, like Meghan, could only be seen from the waist up in the video—wore a white button-down under a dark suit jacket.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Not only are customers being driven mad by the bots getting orders completely wrong, but even some company executives are also being worn down by the flailing effort.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
Unveiled by Macron in January 2025, the renovation, which could take up to a decade, aims to modernize a museum widely seen as overstretched and physically worn down by mass tourism.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Wear down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20down. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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