1
as in kills
to use up all the physical energy of
the job of running their own business wears them sometimes
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2
as in erodes
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 stands
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 wears
The tulle veil, sheer elbow gloves and Manolo Blahnik shoes Pidgeon wears while walking down the aisle are all authentic, too.
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
This may get bumped up a spot if Cuba wears its red pants.
—Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Small trucks are having a moment and the Maverick Lobo wears it well.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
If the clothes Kutcher’s Byron Forst wears are occasionally outrageous, the fashion sense exhibited by his wife Franny (Isabella Rossellini) is positively insane.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
Dealing with big emotions Mabel wears her heart on her sleeve.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2026
The superstitious Sonoda wears the same pair of lucky underwear on days Yamamoto pitches.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Even White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles wears a WHOOP; her wristband recently caused some security concerns when a photo of it was mistaken for a smartwatch.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Another wears hot pants and pink lipstick.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
This may get bumped up a spot if Cuba wears its red pants.
—Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Small trucks are having a moment and the Maverick Lobo wears it well.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
If the clothes Kutcher’s Byron Forst wears are occasionally outrageous, the fashion sense exhibited by his wife Franny (Isabella Rossellini) is positively insane.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
Dealing with big emotions Mabel wears her heart on her sleeve.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2026
The superstitious Sonoda wears the same pair of lucky underwear on days Yamamoto pitches.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Even White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles wears a WHOOP; her wristband recently caused some security concerns when a photo of it was mistaken for a smartwatch.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Another wears hot pants and pink lipstick.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wears
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Nothing kills a trip faster than showing up to a locked gate with a camera in hand.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the game, when a player kills multiple opponents without also dying, they are rewarded with the ability to conduct a missile strike to exterminate an opposing team.—
Casey Ryan Kelly,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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Public trust erodes when enforcement appears shielded from routine scrutiny.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Hidden compliance friction that erodes the very margins sourcing teams worked to protect.—
Muchaneta ten Napel,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bell has created quite a few HSTVOL (which stands for High Speed and Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircrafts in its time, from the X-1 to the XV-15—not to mention a sleek executive helicopter or two.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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Beginning in 2016, Chula Vista Fast Pitch was selected as one of the nonprofits that would provide unpaid volunteer workers to staff concessions stands during Padres games, concerts and other events at Petco Park.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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This particular aspect of the show frays the gripping tone that had been so masterfully crafted from its opening scene.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Conjuring the troubled inner life of a young, beautiful and successful Buenos Aires fashion designer with an uncommon mix of stylistic rigor and feeling, the film frays your nerves.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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Grown as an annual in most climates or a perennial in warmer locales, dusty miller prefers full sun, tolerates drought, and is resistant to most pests.—
Jamie McIntosh,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026
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This cedar tolerates hot and humid Southern summers and is drought tolerant once established.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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What rubs us the wrong way is the suggestion that this proposal is purely about sustainability.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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This might happen because antler rubs strip bark away, revealing lignin-rich inner wood that reemits the longer wavelengths in a way bark does not.—
Anirban Mukhopadhyay,
Scientific American,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Wears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wears. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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