tires

present tense third-person singular of tire
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Recent Examples of tires 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tires
Verb
  • Yuhas said rubbing could trigger keratoconus, an eye condition that weakens the cornea.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And the thymus gland, the producer of white blood cells, shrinks and weakens over time.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the film, one glowing maggot scores an oversized moth, wraps it up, then bores through its eye before eating its living brain.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.
    Taylor Hagood, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The idea of festivals just exhausts me.
    Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That initial white chocolate softens into something creamier and woodier as the hours pass.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone and softens the cervix to prepare the body for expulsion.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Roan is a celebrity who proudly (and literally) wears her hometown roots on her sleeve.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Bradley has long since been known as a player who wears his emotions on his sleeve.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nutrition just isn’t something Preller wastes time on.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Spiraling into hate only wastes energy, furthers the divide, and produces greater suffering.
    Mark Waller, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As plastic waste clogs rivers, kills marine life and threatens human health, many leaders of countries, communities and forward-looking companies are working on ways to stem the tide of plastic pollution.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement In the quest to lure out Iblis, Khalid kills Ka-young’s grandmother, who dies protecting Min-ji.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This is where Reed Garrett’s injury hurts the Mets; the right-handed reliever is more platoon-neutral.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Mayor Koch is only feeding into the doubters and deniers who fail to recognize that sometimes the truth hurts, but what’s the other option?
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Tires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tires. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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