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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$AP Rocky — paired the animal-print outwear with a pair of black sweatpants, a set of furry brown heels and a black hat over her hair that fell behind her shoulders in loose waves.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 18 Feb. 2022
Down is a type of filling that comes from featherlike plumage from birds and is what often gives winter outwear a distinct puff.
—Lauren Levy, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2020
There’s nothing like layering and this week on Instagram, as temperatures fluctuate, creatives are having fun pairing chic outwear with their everyday essentials.
—Nandi Howard and Danielle Wright, Essence, 4 Dec. 2020
Kids will definitely outgrow rather than outwear this durable jacket.
—Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 27 Nov. 2020
Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2023
Rihanna — who is currently expecting her first baby, with boyfriend A$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
Verb
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Both pilots survived the crash.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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To become Florida law, bills need to survive committee hearings, pass votes in the House and Senate and avoid the governor’s veto pen.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Adding onto the wear-and-tear element was that Monday’s game was a back-to-back, one caused by Saturday’s matchup being postponed to Sunday after a federal immigration agent shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The suspect is described as a man about six feet tall, wearing a black hoodie and black pants.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fame Jefferson sought was the second one, closer to honor and the acceptance of one’s ideas, credit for possession of a desirable character and a favorable reputation that would outlive him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Precious metals are widely viewed as a hedge against geopolitical unrest because the millennia-old stores of value are perceived as investments that could outlive calamity.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The strategy that King decided on at the last minute was to hang back, lobbing softballs to create long volleys that would tire Riggs out.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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That led to a more open contest, and as legs began to tire and City spurned their own chances on the break, the momentum slowly turned Chelsea’s way.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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In an era when logos often outlast leaders, this reframing feels less anomalous than revealing.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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More news Sweden outlasted Czechia to win its first World Juniors gold medal since 2012 yesterday.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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State television reported that Niger's forces responded quickly to the assault early Thursday, killing 20 of the attackers and arresting 11 others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Banfield took the stand in his own defense, acknowledging the affair with Peres Magalhães that started in August 2022 but denied any plans to kill his wife.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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On its upward climb, the SLS will quickly exhaust the fuel in all six of its first-stage engines, and they will be jettisoned, leaving only the rocket's upper stage and the Orion spacecraft to reach orbit.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Outwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwear. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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