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as in survives
to last longer than
these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought
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as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
a daily grind that would outwear anybody
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwears
Verb
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Whether that survives the Court (or is replaced with an overt carbon tariff à la Cassidy-Graham) is the real policy cliffhanger.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Choose Varieties Suitable for Your Zone Successfully growing lavender starts with selecting the right lavender variety for your hardiness zone to increase the chances that the plant survives the winter and regrows the following year.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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Grace Van Patten wears a flowy dress to celebrate the E1 Miami GP in Miami, with Bombay Sapphire.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the day wears on, the crowd swells to a formidable throng.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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If the spouse with the lower amount outlives the higher earner, the surviving spouse will receive the higher benefit.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The work of the future will not be that which outlives the machine, but that which can question, supervise, integrate and guide it.—
Cristian Randieri,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During a final confrontation, all of this comes to light, Josephine accidentally shoots and kills Irvine family friend Colin (Jay Ellis), and Peter not-so-accidentally shoots and kills Josephine.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lately though, claims about the practice have grown, with viral videos and content creators claiming that exposing your blankets to freezing temperatures kills bacteria, banishes allergens, and more.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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Every artist, athlete, or entrepreneur who outlasts is following a pure thread of desire.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many go on to further education, civil-service roles, or even local panchayats, building a pipeline of community leadership that outlasts any single campaign.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nothing, not even the slog of a miles long backcountry ski, exhausts me like chugging upward on two wheels.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Outwears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwears. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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