wore (away)

Definition of wore (away)next
past tense of wear (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wore (away)
Verb
  • After rain washed out Saturday’s game — setting up only the Cubs’ second doubleheader against an American League team (2014 against the New York Yankees) — the cold conditions with a wind chill in the 30s didn’t create an ideal hitting environment Sunday.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Troubles with water mounted over the years, so much so that their driveway once was washed out and their septic system destroyed, after an uphill neighbor cut down dozens of mature trees.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If there was ever a notion that profanity isn’t befitting of the nation’s highest office, that standard has largely eroded.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Underlying the Persian Gulf itself is a basin filled with debris eroded from the rising of the Zagros Mountains.
    Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Yet for decades, this strategically important industry has been undermined by rampant customs fraud and chronic underinvestment in trade enforcement.
    Kim Glas, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • However, those efforts could be undermined by a recent increase in 2-year yields that threatens to compress excess spreads, according to Bank of America.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • American aircraft scoured rugged, mountainous terrain for the missing servicemembers while taking enemy fire.
    James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • To that end, AD recently scoured the country to find the prettiest college campuses in the United States, taking into consideration both architectural legacy and setting.
    Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The lawsuit says the hospital did not tell his family that Hylton’s condition had deteriorated and that he had been transferred to the ICU without a doctor on-site.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
  • All the while, his injuries mounted and personal life deteriorated.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed weakened rules governing the safe disposal of ash produced by burning coal.
    Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But these strengths are being weakened by leadership that has failed to prioritize affordability and competitiveness.
    Randy Altschuler, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Wore (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wore%20%28away%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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