wearing (away)

verb

Definition of wearing (away)next
present participle of wear (away)
as in washing out

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  1. washing out
  2. eroding
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  • Even in blazing sunlight, the screen cuts right through the glare without washing out.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The intense lunar spotlight casts significant glare across the cluster, heavily washing out its faint blue reflection nebulosity.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of washing out
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  • Over the same time, shooting of Americans by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers began to dominate headlines, eroding support for one of the president's major policy initiatives.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • This stuck ice preserves what’s beneath instead of eroding it.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of eroding
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“Wearing (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearing%20%28away%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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