wore (away)

past tense of wear (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wore (away)
Verb
  • Foot bridges will be washed out in Supai Campground.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The storm flooded creeks, toppled trees and washed out roads, especially in Cataloochee Valley, where all trails became impassable.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Israeli public support for the war, which was overwhelming at the beginning, has significantly eroded.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The job market is particularly tough for recent graduates because hiring in white-collar industries including technology has slowed significantly and advances in artificial intelligence have eroded some of the entry-level jobs that used to be a springboard for them.
    Michael Sasso, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But reliance on soldiers of fortune undermined the Kremlin’s message of national unity and allowed an overwhelming majority of Russians to stay uninvolved.
    Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That mission has now been undermined.
    John Eger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Crews scoured the area but found nothing.
    Madison Smalstig, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Pan and his girlfriend scoured the proclamation, social media and even ChatGPT trying to understand.
    Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, as Ozzy's health deteriorated, the project shifted into a film instead.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Stone, brick and window work has deteriorated.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Panthers are weakened without starting running back Chuba Hubbard.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Confidence in business conditions and job availability has weakened sharply, raising concerns that the spending power underpinning corporate growth could falter.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Wore (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wore%20%28away%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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