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as in survived
to last longer than
these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
a daily grind that would outwear anybody
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwore
Verb
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Oxy barely survived the downturn, slashing its dividend from 79 cents per share each quarter down to just one penny.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Only 13 of the 62 crew members survived.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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The evidence that Song was the shooter comes from a green mask the assailant wore from which samples that tested positive for Song’s DNA were taken and from interviews with cooperating sources, FBI Special Agent Clark Wiethorn testified at the hearing.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fazit Beauty — made famous when Swift wore the company's glitter freckles to a Chiefs game — has $15 showgirl looks.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hart had a brilliant but too-short run; Godard outlived nearly all his contemporaries and became one of the world’s most important filmmakers.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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At 103 years old, the woman who first stepped into the story of the Black Dahlia murder would be the last to leave it, having outlived every other participant.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bin Laden outlasted Bellevue, too, before succumbing.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pope outlasted Hollis and Panaro.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The topic of free speech, particularly on college campuses, made recent headlines after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed during an event at Utah State University.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to News4 San Antonio, four people inside the home were injured in the shooting along with Marble, who was killed.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Maeve ends up turning Sam into the police, exhausted, dejected, and utterly defeated.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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They were done at the start, exhausted and weighed down by meaning and history.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In Paris, when Trish’s scooter charger burned out, Cary pushed her around the city for three days until a replacement arrived.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Maybe you’re burnt out from the constant people pleasing, or simply come to terms with the fact that work is taking a real toll on you.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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On fourth-and-goal, Lawrence tried to jump over the top and extend the ball, which was immediately knocked out of his hands, resulting in a fumble recovered by the Chiefs.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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And the Lynx was the winningest team in the league during the regular season, and the favorites to win the championship, until Collier was knocked out of the playoffs.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Outwore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwore. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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