as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out
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Recent Examples of wears out
Throughout 2025, numerous players spoke about the impact of a schedule that wears out their minds and their bodies.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In high-traffic areas like kitchens and bathrooms, cheap hardware wears out fast.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In high-traffic areas like kitchens and bathrooms, cheap hardware wears out fast.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wears out
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This creamy balm-powder hybrid blends seamlessly, wears beautifully throughout the day, and comes in a range of flattering shades.—
Sara Tan,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Of course, that is who wears luxury clothing today – spend $100 on your Zara dress and $5,000 on your Gucci bag.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026
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Clara bursts through a window and kills them all.—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 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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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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Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington Beach middle school soccer field, practicing various ways the ham radio operators will help in an earthquake, fire or other disaster that knocks out communications.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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But will any of that matter come January if Kansas City once again knocks out Buffalo?—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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When the candle burns out, upcycle the elegant blue jar into a seashell or trinket holder to keep the beachy vibes going.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Such a conviction, which appears in many more novels than Smallwood’s, drains fiction of life.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Many gardeners are plagued with sandy soil that drains too quickly, clay soil that retains water too long, or soil that simply doesn’t produce very vigorous plants.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Wears out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wears%20out. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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