worn (away)

past participle of wear (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for worn (away)
Verb
  • In my limited time with the device, the screen was easy to see indoors, but it got washed out in direct sunlight.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Sadly, the light of a waning gibbous moon washed out all but the brightest shooting stars this year, though photographers were still able to capture stunning compositions featuring the most brilliant members of the annual shower.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Google’s overwhelming search dominance may be eroded by itself, as more gen AI players come on the scene.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The letter said the secretary's personnel decisions and policy moves had eroded scientific integrity and threatened the safety of the HHS workforce, raising immediate questions about the capacity of the CDC and other agencies to carry out public-health missions.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Given that the Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, has already significantly undermined past interpretations of Voting Rights Act, there is significant anticipation that the majority-minority districts will be struck down as unconstitutional.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The plaintiffs claim his acts denied access to justice, violated ministerial duties and undermined the public’s trust.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By the early 1960s, reforms in Angola had begun to stall as budgets were cut and conditions deteriorated, the museum website says.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But when the levees failed, thousands of people were trapped inside as supplies dwindled and conditions deteriorated quickly.
    Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The problem is that what gets cut isn’t always cosmetic, and sometimes the very safeguards designed to block harmful outputs, such as hate speech or criminal instructions, are weakened or lost.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the latest jobs report confirmed that the labor market weakened sharply over the spring and summer and that sectors most affected by tariffs have seen the biggest losses.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over the weekend, as online sleuths scoured photos of Trump for evidence of any frailty, the political scientist Ian Bremmer pointed out that obsessive scrutiny of a leader’s health is a hallmark of authoritarian countries.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Thankfully, Murphy had help, as her two friends scoured the area by her side (iPhone flashlights in hand).
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The driver of the car was found to be impaired by alcohol, according to the Richmond Police Department.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And Probst says the contestants were not the only ones impaired by the conditions.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Worn (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worn%20%28away%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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