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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worn (away)
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Around noon, employers urged Kansans working in downtown KCMO to return home in case the bridges washed out.
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At least five people were killed, and dozens were sought following severe storms in Kentucky and Tennessee that triggered flash floods and washed out roads, officials said.
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Fierce domestic competition has eroded its footprint in China, one of its most important markets.
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Moscow says the strike was retaliation for Ukraine’s 40-day campaign on Russian oil refineries and supply lines, which has fueled shortages, hit Crimea and eroded battlefield momentum.
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Brilliant start undermined The first half hour of the match was played at the pace Ivory Coast desired with Les Elephants using their high press and long passes to consistently put Norway on its heels.
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Community opposition to temporary waste storage, which risks becoming permanent without a federal waste repository, further undermined the project.
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Israel and Turkey were once close allies, but ties deteriorated after Erdogan, whose party is rooted in Turkey’s Islamic movement, came to power.
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The situation in Haiti has deteriorated since armed groups took control of most of Port-au-Prince in 2024.
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Yet finance, policy certainty and infrastructure weakened for the first time in more than a decade.
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Internal fractures, economic decline and public frustration have weakened the movement and opened a new chapter of uncertainty.
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European allies and Canada scoured their inventories to see what could be offered should one of them come under attack.
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Out of more than 300 patients who had their neck arteries scoured, Italian researchers reported, those with higher levels of plastics-laden plaque were more likely to suffer strokes, heart attacks or sudden death during the next three years.
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If the vehicle encounters environmental conditions that affect that single type of sensor, all sensors could be impaired at the same time, leaving the AV without adequate perception.
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Nampa Police, which is investigating the incident, said the driver wasn’t impaired.
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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 6 Jul. 2026.
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