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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearing (away)
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Dallas’ defense has been bad on third downs, washing out a resurgent Dak Prescott season (second in passing yards and third in passing touchdowns).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2025 -
But his tendency to swing and miss puts him at risk of washing out.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ride-hailing dominance is eroding consumer brand perception Market dynamics show that ride-hailing operators prioritize vehicles that deliver the strongest cost-to-performance ratio, often selecting models purely on economic efficiency.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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But inflation and low interest rates end up eroding the value of household savings.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Wearing (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearing%20%28away%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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