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 clock is now ticking for Snap’s CEO to do the hard things—spin up the great money-making engine at the company’s core and ditch everything else—before the relief wears off.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Bedard’s presence is enough to keep Hawks fans from tuning out, but sooner or later that will wear off.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The nostalgia wore off by last summer, but the feel-good vibes remain.
—Joe Davidson
april 3, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The only reprieve, a narrow window of time after the dose wore off and before the dying began.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Bedard’s presence is enough to keep Hawks fans from tuning out, but sooner or later that will wear off.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The nostalgia wore off by last summer, but the feel-good vibes remain.
—Joe Davidson
april 3, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The only reprieve, a narrow window of time after the dose wore off and before the dying began.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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