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as in to survive
to last longer than
these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
a daily grind that would outwear anybody
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Recent Examples of outwear
One result is that the national railway—which before the war was disparaged as uncomfortable, slow, and outworn—has become critically important for transporting people and goods.
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Nataliya Gumenyuk,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Feb. 2023
Rihanna — who is currently expecting her first baby, with boyfriend A$AP Rocky — paired the animal-print outwear with a pair of black sweatpants, a set of furry brown heels and a black hat over her hair that fell behind her shoulders in loose waves.
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Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE.com,
18 Feb. 2022
Down is a type of filling that comes from featherlike plumage from birds and is what often gives winter outwear a distinct puff.
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Lauren Levy,
NBC News,
16 Dec. 2020
There’s nothing like layering and this week on Instagram, as temperatures fluctuate, creatives are having fun pairing chic outwear with their everyday essentials.
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Nandi Howard and Danielle Wright,
Essence,
4 Dec. 2020
Kids will definitely outgrow rather than outwear this durable jacket.
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Fiona Tapp,
CNN Underscored,
27 Nov. 2020
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Feb. 2023
Rihanna — who is currently expecting her first baby, with boyfriend A$AP Rocky — paired the animal-print outwear with a pair of black sweatpants, a set of furry brown heels and a black hat over her hair that fell behind her shoulders in loose waves.
—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE.com,
18 Feb. 2022
Down is a type of filling that comes from featherlike plumage from birds and is what often gives winter outwear a distinct puff.
—
Lauren Levy,
NBC News,
16 Dec. 2020
There’s nothing like layering and this week on Instagram, as temperatures fluctuate, creatives are having fun pairing chic outwear with their everyday essentials.
—
Nandi Howard and Danielle Wright,
Essence,
4 Dec. 2020
Kids will definitely outgrow rather than outwear this durable jacket.
—
Fiona Tapp,
CNN Underscored,
27 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwear
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Hader survived a laborious outing to strand the bases loaded in the ninth, Paredes tied the game with a solo home run in the eighth and Walker won it with a three-run shot in the 10th.
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After three days, the chances of someone surviving without water decrease rapidly.
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The high-quality dress can be worn all summer long, in playful hues like white and green.
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The key to modernizing the pinkish-orange color in 2026 is to wear it in loose, easy silhouettes.
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What To Do About It The answer, in principle, is the same as for any asset meant to outlive its owner.
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Americans are outliving their retirement With concerns about Security growing there's a new report showing that people are likely to outlive their savings in 41 states.
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Many swimmers who get in trouble tire themselves out trying to get back to the beach, lifeguards say.
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Fellow striker Ricardo Pepi tired out the Australian back line all day.
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Factories that take four years to build need a policy that outlasts a single term.
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Langeliers received a total of 2,077,756 votes in Phase 1, outlasting Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk and his team’s massive voting bloc.
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The mother of a man killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in Manhattan is demanding justice for her son.
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The one-two punch wreaked massive destruction throughout the region, killing at least 235 and wounding more than 4,300.
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For a country exhausted by notifications, that simplicity has become its own selling point.
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But mostly they were exhausted from balancing their teaching careers with single parenting.
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“Outwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwear. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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