OUTWEARS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

outwears

verb

present tense third-person singular of outwear

as in survives

to last longer than these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought

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to use up all the physical energy of a daily grind that would outwear anybody

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Verb

Whether that impression survives the season is another question entirely.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
And now another waiting game, not for the launch but whether LIV survives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of survives

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An independent artist, Lumsden is self-managed with her husband Dan Freeman, who wears multiple hats as bandmate (bass player) and label manager for their imprint, Red Dirt Road Records.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026
Alexandra Cinta, in her early 20s and one of the group’s youngest members, wears a flutter of false eyelashes and sharp wings of black eyeliner.

— Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of wears

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State Farm offers return-of-premium term insurance, which returns eligible premiums if the insured outlives the initial 20- or 30-year term and the policy requirements are met.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
A lot of the crimes are committed on women who never receive any justice, but the science outlives what their bodies taught these early forensic investigators like Bell and Littlejohn.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlives

Verb

Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
The deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma, kills more than 8,000 Americans a year and in Connecticut, nearly 900 people will be diagnosed each year.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of kills

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In the long run, integrity builds stronger relationships, attracts the right opportunities and creates a reputation that outlasts any marketing hype.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
In a men’s semifinal match, Roger Federer outlasts Juan Martin del Potro in a 19-17 final set and clinches his first Olympic singles medal.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of outlasts

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While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of tires

Verb

That pretty much exhausts the points of agreement between the pro- and anti-Proposition 40 camps.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead of occupying both sides with large cooling vents, air enters toward the front of the station and exhausts through the rear.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausts

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