as in wearing
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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Larsson looked like an angelfish in the light, wearing a flowy purple two-piece that bared her midriff, as the tabloids used to say.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026 -
For the second time this spring, Holmes was photographed wearing a pair of cropped ankle jeans of the wide-leg variety.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Apr. 2026
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Suspect faces numerous charges Prosecutors say Greene fired multiple shots into a crowd of people, killing Kaori and injuring her 2-year-old brother.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Russian strikes hit more than a half-dozen areas of Ukraine behind the front line from Tuesday to Wednesday, killing an 8-year-old boy in the central Cherkasy region and a woman who was in a kiosk near a bus stop that was hit in southern Zaporizhzhia, according to Zelenskyy and local officials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Pernes just couldn’t bring themselves to close the store, at least not without exhausting every other option first.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Both countries aim to counter cheap, high-volume threats without exhausting high-value interceptors.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
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These design aspects allow users to operate it for extended periods without tiring or switching between different power outlets.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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All that, in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers to keep the final embers of the Red Wings’ playoff hopes from burning out.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The fire broke out for a short time before burning out by itself, police said, adding that no one was injured.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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The two teams avoided each other last postseason, with the Oklahoma City Thunder knocking out the Nuggets on their way to the Western Conference finals.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Strong winds capable of knocking out power and damaging or even uprooting trees are also possible as the storms blast eastward into the evening across Michigan and northern parts of Ohio and Indiana.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Around 80% or lower means the battery is wearing out.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Will the novelty of an MLB franchise hosting home games in California’s capital for the first time fade in the A’s second season, wearing out like the pitcher’s mound in the eighth inning?—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Tate is not washing out.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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Tiny water droplets can scatter light, washing out the vivid reds and oranges.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Tuckering (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuckering%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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