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as in crushing
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as in draining
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as in killing
to use up all the physical energy of
the job of running their own business wears them sometimes
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as in eroding
to damage or diminish by continued friction
all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly
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as in standing
British
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
her marriage is so bad—I don't know how she wears it
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Recent Examples of wearing
Daneet Steffens, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
Adjective
The force of Burton’s manic personality was very wearing.
—Daneet Steffens, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearing
Verb
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The traditional barriers surrounding proprietary AI are eroding, ushering in a new era of innovation that will redefine the global AI race.—
Vandana Rana,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Gerrymandering reduces electoral competition, entrenches incumbents, and marginalizes whole communities, ultimately eroding public trust in democracy.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Their sense of social well-being is fraying at an alarming rate.—
Gillian Oakenfull,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Perspective, of course, is sometimes no match for the cold math of an underwhelming win streak or a locker room with fraying edges.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Thank you for tolerating a strange British idiot.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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Instead of being about a bunch of observers helplessly tolerating their peculiar friend, the sketch became an absurd illustration of the way groupthink manifests.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This kind of simple experimentation builds your skills quickly without being overwhelming.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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And so to be here, 74,000 back-to-back nights, to break a record here for Banana Ball, and to see this response from this community, was overwhelming.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Flights have been diverted to alternative destinations wherever possible, with airports at Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Germany’s Frankfurt, Ireland’s Shannon and Gatwick Airport, the UK’s second largest airport, already accepting several.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Countries accepting the phones included China and the United Arab Emirates, according to federal court filings in the Eastern District of Texas.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But by the end of Episode 7, viewers may very well be repeating the debate about Ellie, whose ultimate fate makes for an agonizing cliffhanger that won’t be resolved until Season 3 premieres (at least).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
25 May 2025
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The Cabinet confirmation hearings have been agonizing for congressional Democrats, who have watched in horror as Donald Trump has pushed through one outlandish candidate after another.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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And sometimes, that transformation, though painful, can deepen our capacity for compassion, connection, and appreciation for the precious gift of life itself.—
Charell G. Coleman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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For millions of Americans, the road to an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is slow and painful, sought only when symptoms become unmistakable.—
Louise Jacobsen Fisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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But unlike those diseases, there’s a fairly straightforward way to detect NPH and address some of its most debilitating symptoms.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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The Heat has always found a way to avoid the repeater tax, which is a debilitating place to be in terms of roster construction because of the higher tax rate that comes with it.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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“Wearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearing. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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