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 comforts of shock have worn off.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
Most chapsticks provide temporary relief, but this one includes antioxidants and SPF to treat your lips long after the product wears off.
—Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
That rush did not wear off for hours afterwards.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
And that's because, Martha, the shock absorbers that the global oil market has benefited from in March and April and May are starting to wear off.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
Most chapsticks provide temporary relief, but this one includes antioxidants and SPF to treat your lips long after the product wears off.
—Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
That rush did not wear off for hours afterwards.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
And that's because, Martha, the shock absorbers that the global oil market has benefited from in March and April and May are starting to wear off.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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