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
  • Broken heart syndrome, which is more formally known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, occurs when the heart muscle weakens temporarily and causes similar serious health concerns to those of a heart attack.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a three-year gap that may require retirees to withdraw a much larger percentage of their portfolio to cover, leaving them open to greater risk if the market weakens significantly.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 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
  • Given how many comebacks the Pacers had in the playoffs, there is some evidence that all that pressure (plus a relentless offensive pace) exhausts teams over 48 minutes.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.
    Taylor Hagood, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The materials feel premium — sturdy canvas that softens with wear, tweed that frays with character, and enamel pins that add personality without gimmick.
    Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to serving as a natural detangler, Bennett says that ACV smooths and softens the hair as well.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the campaign, the modern Godfather of Autotune wears lab goggles and red & blue layered button-downs under a crisp white scientist coat while holding up the boot.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This directly helped inspire the flesh masks that Leatherface wears in the Chainsaw films.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Families are struggling with rising costs while City Hall wastes millions.
    Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
  • On one end, the industry uses millions of tons of pollutive fibers for fashion; the other wastes millions of tons of agri-residue.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Monster, viewers briefly spot Henry while Ed kills George and spends time with Augusta.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The couple who kills together doesn’t necessarily stay together, as this movie posits in a twisted fashion.
    Vanessa Maki, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Losing someone, going through a breakup, anything that deeply hurts your mind or heart is trauma.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This ultimately hurts the American people, the people who pay their salaries.
    Nicole Russell, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Tires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tires. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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