as in wearing
to use up all the physical energy of
keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out
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Recent Examples of wearing out
One is something breaking, something wearing out, something being damaged through use, and then there’s also collision.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
10 June 2026
As plastics break down, whether that be through washing polyester clothing or wearing out our tires, microscopic particles of plastic shed, small enough to be picked up and transported by the air.
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Simmone Shah,
Time,
7 May 2026
If a device frequently drops connection and can be fixed with a wiggle, there’s a good chance something is wearing out in the cable.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Time is short, our aging Mother Colorado River is simply wearing out.
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Around 80% or lower means the battery is wearing out.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Will the novelty of an MLB franchise hosting home games in California’s capital for the first time fade in the A’s second season, wearing out like the pitcher’s mound in the eighth inning?
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Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
These vape devices aren’t failing or wearing out.
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Ryan Brennan
march 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
At the same time, Brockett emphasizes, producers are cognizant of not wearing out their welcome with viewers.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
10 June 2026
As plastics break down, whether that be through washing polyester clothing or wearing out our tires, microscopic particles of plastic shed, small enough to be picked up and transported by the air.
—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
7 May 2026
If a device frequently drops connection and can be fixed with a wiggle, there’s a good chance something is wearing out in the cable.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Time is short, our aging Mother Colorado River is simply wearing out.
—
Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Around 80% or lower means the battery is wearing out.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Will the novelty of an MLB franchise hosting home games in California’s capital for the first time fade in the A’s second season, wearing out like the pitcher’s mound in the eighth inning?
—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
These vape devices aren’t failing or wearing out.
—
Ryan Brennan
march 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
At the same time, Brockett emphasizes, producers are cognizant of not wearing out their welcome with viewers.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearing out
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As an adult, Aemond is vicious, tactical and easily identifiable by wearing an eye patch over a blue glass ball where his eye used to be.
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.
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In January 2024, Mansfield confessed to killing 18-year-old Carol Ann Barrett more than four decades earlier.
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He is accused of killing a man on March 13, 2022, Broward court records show.
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Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to defeat large numbers of drones without exhausting expensive missile inventories.
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The Spurs seemed emotionally spent after exhausting all of their energy in unseating the defending champions.
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In the Los Angeles Times, Seema Mehta and Nicole Nixon report that Steyer’s ability to appear everywhere ended up tiring out voters.
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Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid.
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Having a system in place can help entrepreneurs hit ambitious goals without burning out the company or the people in it.
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And the difference between making a career and building a flywheel is the difference between burning out at year ten and still going at year thirty.
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So the club is expanding — moving the stage, knocking out a partition and growing from around 80 seats to between 130 and 140.
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Multiple tornadoes tore through Illinois and Indiana Sunday, killing at least two people as severe thunderstorms continue to sweep through the Midwest early Monday, knocking out power for tens of thousands across the region.
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Daeron has not yet appeared in House of the Dragon but is mentioned in the second season’s sixth episode when Alicent asks her brother Gwayne (Freddie Fox) how Daeron is doing in Oldtown.
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Instead of independently designing and optimizing individual components and then connecting and calibrating them, GM can now simultaneously balance airflow and refrigerant behavior with cabin comfort, doing in days or hours what used to take months or weeks.
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The heavy rain, fueled in part by the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur, drenched much of the Southeast from Texas to the Florida Panhandle, causing flash flood emergencies, washing out roads, and prompting emergency rescues.
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In 1987, the Guadalupe surged near Comfort, washing out a bus and killing 10 teenagers on board.
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