as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight
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Meyer, meanwhile, wore a white graphic tee with black mini shorts and a Thom Browne top coat, W reported.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026 -
He was last seen wearing a red and black plaid shirt, dark jeans and brown steel-toe boots, police said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Iranian authorities have blocked access to the internet, arrested thousands and killed hundreds of protesters.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Activist groups say hundreds of people have been killed, though the true toll remains difficult to verify due to the internet blackout and tight state controls on information.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Fast-twitch muscle fibers tire more quickly and are used when our bodies need greater force production over a smaller period of time, like a short ski run.—
Danielle Zickl,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
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This helps each step feel lighter and easier, diminishing fatigue and letting the wearer venture out farther without tiring.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Dec. 2025
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The thought of having to tell the story of his illness again, even to herself, exhausts her.—
Sadia Shepard,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Though designed to work alongside humans, Atlas is engineered to operate in conditions that would exhaust most human workers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Jan. 2026
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One year after the Palisades Fire ripped through the Pacific Palisades and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses, CBS LA speaks with an 89-year-old survivor whose spirit refuses to burn out despite the hurdles that have been thrown her way.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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The initial plan was to protect exposures and allow the fire to burn out, the statement read.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Jan. 2026
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There were also protests at the jail after an electrical fire knocked out power to the building in January 2019, plunging it into days of darkness and freezing temperatures.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
6 Jan. 2026
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Technical failures twice knocked out the radar for air traffic controllers managing planes around Newark Liberty International Airport last spring, and those problems led to thousands of cancellations and delays at the major hub airport.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Even seasoned travelers underestimate how quickly streaming and Bluetooth drain a phone or tablet at 35,000 feet.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Investments in controlling invasive species have led to a 75 percent reduction in the area overtaken by melaleuca, a particularly thirsty tree species introduced in the river of grass near the turn of the 20th century to help drain it.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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It’s made from a lightweight polyester, rayon, and spandex blend that feels soft and supple like loungewear, but that’s appropriate to wear out of the house.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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In orthopedics — new hips and new knees can do wonders when the original ones wear out.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Tucker (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tucker%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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