1
as in crushing
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2
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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Gerrymandering reduces electoral competition, entrenches incumbents, and marginalizes whole communities, ultimately eroding public trust in democracy.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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The hems are finished with double stitching to prevent the edges from fraying or unraveling.—
Maggie Horton,
People.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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Starting from zero can be overwhelming, but many of today’s top digital brands began with no funding, no audience and no fancy tools.—
Tony Pec,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Keeping the flow of her releases steady, but not overwhelming, has been instrumental in allowing Latto to maintain this sense of confidence and control.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 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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If someone tries to hurry you into accepting a different quote to the one that you had been given, stop immediately and look elsewhere.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Though Hunt Wynorski’s (Nick Zano) actual death happens off-screen, his pained panic at being trapped underwater by the suction pull of a public pool’s drain is an agonizing sequence, culminating in the gnarly visual of a blood-and-guts fountain.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Because Voyager is so incredibly distant, the team faced an agonizing 23-hour wait for the radio signal to travel all the way back to Earth.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The alternative — a world in which the United States and China no longer engage in trade — could be economically painful and destabilizing.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Appearance: The condition starts as small, extremely painful blisters on your shins (and sometimes your arms).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Depression is a debilitating condition that pervades all aspects of a person’s life.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2025
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Related article Most space travelers face the same debilitating ailment.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Wearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearing. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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