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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3
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
Still heartbroken years after the split, Richard wears his anger and pain on his sleeve, but his only goal in life is to keep his daughter safe.
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2025
Her design uses the Union Jack for the lining that Yasmin Le Bon wears in the campaign with a Breton T-shirt, white trousers and riding boots.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
The little boy’s middle name, Three, is a nod to the number his father wears on the back of his jersey.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
The skull wears a satroka bucket hat, worn by Madagascar's Betsileo ethnic group.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Wednesday's Jenna Ortega wears — what else?
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Roan is a celebrity who proudly (and literally) wears her hometown roots on her sleeve.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Bradley has long since been known as a player who wears his emotions on his sleeve.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Jolie wears her mother’s necklace throughout the film.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Claire Franken, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2025
Her design uses the Union Jack for the lining that Yasmin Le Bon wears in the campaign with a Breton T-shirt, white trousers and riding boots.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
The little boy’s middle name, Three, is a nod to the number his father wears on the back of his jersey.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
The skull wears a satroka bucket hat, worn by Madagascar's Betsileo ethnic group.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Wednesday's Jenna Ortega wears — what else?
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Roan is a celebrity who proudly (and literally) wears her hometown roots on her sleeve.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Bradley has long since been known as a player who wears his emotions on his sleeve.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Jolie wears her mother’s necklace throughout the film.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wears
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As plastic waste clogs rivers, kills marine life and threatens human health, many leaders of countries, communities and forward-looking companies are working on ways to stem the tide of plastic pollution.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement In the quest to lure out Iblis, Khalid kills Ka-young’s grandmother, who dies protecting Min-ji.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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If the veracity and reliability of government data are regularly criticized and devalued by the administration anytime the facts contradict the administration’s positions, and those who speak out are at risk of losing their jobs, trust in all government data, and the agencies themselves, erodes.—
Sheldon Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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That erodes public trust in the armed forces.—
Kristina Mani,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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Leaving the cave The cantor stands to lead the congregation in prayer, which will be followed by a ritualistic chanting of Acheinu.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Spacecraft designed for rapid drops Arc stands about 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide, roughly the size of a large tabletop.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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Given how many comebacks the Pacers had in the playoffs, there is some evidence that all that pressure (plus a relentless offensive pace) exhausts teams over 48 minutes.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.—
Taylor Hagood,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 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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For such a popular restaurant, Matsuri tolerates a lot of flies, unwashed walls and substandard handwashing, as detailed in a Miami Herald story this week on last week’s inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Despite the tree’s association with ponds, bald cypress tolerates a range of growing conditions, from somewhat dry soils to standing water.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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Specifically, Byron’s enthusiasm for Guinness — the beer and the family — rubs him the wrong way.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ray, grateful for the distraction, rubs my Lab behind his ears and tells me how much Michelle loved dogs.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Wears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wears. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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