as in to wear out
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Recent Examples of wear down
Sharpen Scissors and Shears Like any tool with a sharp blade, household scissors and kitchen shears wear down with continual use, but aluminum foil can help.
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Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
With Brown, Leavitt and Udoh, Arizona State will try its best to wear down the TCU defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
And as the rotation was starting to wear down, the rookies are injecting some youthful life into the mix.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Most people develop the condition as spinal discs wear down naturally with age, but early onset can run in families.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
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Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
With Brown, Leavitt and Udoh, Arizona State will try its best to wear down the TCU defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
And as the rotation was starting to wear down, the rookies are injecting some youthful life into the mix.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Most people develop the condition as spinal discs wear down naturally with age, but early onset can run in families.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wear down
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However, in the South, where fall tends to be milder, our sweaters need to be even more versatile in order to get the most wear out of them.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Workers wore out their shoes every eight days, the worker said.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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The kid just broke down and bawled.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Welcome to your Queer Weekly Horoscope, a bite-sized look at the coming days broken down by your zodiac sign.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Wear down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wear%20down. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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