wear out

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Recent Examples of wear out These days, though, there’s no need to wear out your shoe leather. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Even the woozy strings of Ernst Reijseger’s score wear out their welcome. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Just across the sidewalk from the West Martello Tower, a Civil War-era fort where the Garden Club is housed, lies an unkempt field of grass, worn out by dehydration and footsteps. — Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 And the Supertorquer is a solid-state technology, meaning there’s no moving parts that will wear out over time, extending the lifetime of satellites. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wear out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wear out
Verb
  • On the right, wearing a gray suit and black shirt, is an obscure New York state assemblyman named Zohran Mamdani.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The crook, wearing a green Nike Tech sweatsuit, fled empty handed west on 35th Ave.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In Gaza City, a strike hit a car, killing one person and wounding several others, according to Shifa Hospital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This opaqueness from earlier in the season pays off in the form of John recounting the brutal methods the Manhunter used to decimate this planet, involving a fear gas that made people kill one another and jump to their deaths.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The point is not to tire yourself out, just to feel your body getting warm.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But seven months into the conflict, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.
    — Greg Pollock, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The gentle squeeze around your legs provides other surprising health benefits on exhausting travel days.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Excessive Wet Plants that are receiving excessive moisture or are not draining properly can also exhibit signs of decline, the plant expert offers.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Use fast-draining potting mix so the roots are not exposed to soggy soil for long periods of time.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The candles are all different lengths, gradually burning out, and there’s no way of knowing how long each one is.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The town is hip, idyllic, contrarian, and increasingly known as an escape for workers burnt out by the grind of China’s booming tech industry.
    — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Wear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wear%20out. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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