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Recent Examples of wear
Verb
Mom, 40, with blonde hair wearing white shirt speaking to camera for TikTok video. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025 Here is a closer look at what the Jayhawks will be wearing in that game. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Water can wash away lubrication, leading to premature brake wear and potential brake failure. Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025 To add to that, the instrument shows extensive wear from a lifetime of shredding. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wear
Verb
  • In fact, even as Iran and its premier proxy, Hezbollah, were being eroded through much of 2024, the Saudis appointed their first ambassador to Damascus in 12 years—capping a year-long diplomatic process that included former President Bashar al-Assad’s visit to Riyadh in May 2023.
    Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • It’s been a brutal year for journalism, with mass layoffs, corporate capitulation, and distrust of traditional media eroding the industry.
    Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ukraine launched an attack on Russia on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring over a dozen more — a day before the high-stakes meeting between Trump and Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Desperate Housewives starred Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Longoria and Nicollette Sheridan as five women — mostly friends — living on Wisteria Lane, who begin uncovering dark secrets after their neighbor Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) kills herself.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Those that tolerate high temperatures and drought to grow well in the South include Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas) and ‘Provence’ French lavender (Lavandula x intermedia).
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Peace lilies can tolerate lower light levels than many other houseplants.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Add-ons can include roadside assistance, trip interruption protection, rust and corrosion coverage and repairs to emission systems.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 31 July 2025
  • Steel reinforcement was missing or misplaced and eaten away by corrosion.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Once it was fully distributed, the network enjoyed only a brief peak period before the pay-TV bundle started to fray due to cord-cutting and the streaming revolution, making traditional network assets less appealing to their owners.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Bonds between the United States and Europe, which Botstein planned to honor, have also frayed.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Waves in rapid succession can tire swimmers quickly.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
  • Physical and mental stimulation are both great ways to tire puppies out and prepare them to spend the evening in their kennel at home.
    Jennifer Williams, CBS News, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • And, like Disney adults, their passion has endured.
    Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Software stocks have endured some broad selling pressure recently, but Fortinet was an extreme example as the cybersecurity leader dropped by over 20% Thursday.
    Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Highlights include free services and giveaways including groceries, diapers, backpacks, clothing, haircuts and more.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Last month, a 6-year-old student told his mother after class that Stormont had touched his lower parts over his clothing, the arrest report read.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Wear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wear. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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