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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worn (away)
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Roadbeds may be washed out by floodwaters.
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That's because the odor is washed out in the rinse cycle, leaving behind only the benefits of adding it to the wash.
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Beyond hiring and leadership decisions, trust is also built or eroded through everyday behavior.
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Starmer is leaving after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
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Over his 18-year tenure at the Fed, Greenspan embodied the omnipotent technocrat — a legacy critics say was fatally undermined by his failure to spot the 2008 housing bubble.
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Only one in five workers was fully engaged; one in seven actively undermined the firm.
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The Downfall and Freefall documentaries argue that Boeing’s company culture deteriorated as company execs prioritized profits and a rising share price over safety.
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By 2024, his health had deteriorated to the point of requiring continuous oxygen, leading to his evaluation for a groundbreaking dual-organ transplant under the HOPE Act.
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The decision weakened the federal Voting Rights Act’s protections against racially discriminatory redistricting.
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Brexit’s tortuous complexity weakened governance and led to parliamentary deadlock.
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Police quickly scoured nearby surveillance footage to get to the bottom of what happened — one camera did reveal what occurred.
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The team scoured documents buried in Japanese and US military archives before conducting sonar surveys and technical dives.
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Parents risk intervention if a child-protection agency determines that their drug use has impaired their ability to parent.
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What that does is ensure that downstream water users are not impaired by our use of the roof runoff at this building.
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The costs of maintaining an enormous Cold War army and navy enfeebled an already unstable Soviet economy.
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“Worn (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worn%20%28away%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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