wear off
phrasal 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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Researchers say this points to the need to have products to protect children once the passive immunity from monoclonal antibodies or maternal immunization wears off.
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
And once the initial praise for the episode had worn off, so too did the industry’s appetite for an openly gay female star.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Also, bits of the paint were worn off in places.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
As the numbness wore off, the anger kicked in.
—Lonnie Van Horn, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
And once the initial praise for the episode had worn off, so too did the industry’s appetite for an openly gay female star.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Also, bits of the paint were worn off in places.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
As the numbness wore off, the anger kicked in.
—Lonnie Van Horn, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wear off
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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