Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worn (away)
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The third Masters had so much rain that the first round didn't start until Friday, and when Sunday was washed out, the final two rounds were played on Monday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Strikeouts present an issue, so some in-season adjustments will be necessary to maintain this pace, but any process flaws should get washed out by the optimal hitting environment.—
John Laghezza,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Those scripts have been eroded.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Those recurring errors have eroded trust between the Medicaid program and the lawmakers overseeing its ever-increasing costs.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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The cost of maintaining death row prisoners and a number of botched executions in recent years—lethal injections or gas administrations that take far too long to work, for example—have also undermined confidence.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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The union’s credibility is also undermined by its response to the fact-finding process.—
Marc Joffe,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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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
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All the while, his injuries mounted and personal life deteriorated.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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With the war in Iraq raging, the 84-year-old pope, weakened by Parkinson’s disease and less than a year from his death, condemned the war in Iraq with Bush sitting right next to him.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah, though weakened in its last war with Israel that ended in November 2024, still fires drones, rockets and artillery daily into northern Israel and on ground troops inside Lebanon.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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American aircraft scoured rugged, mountainous terrain for the missing servicemembers while taking enemy fire.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
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No tougher penalties for driving impaired by pot, which public safety officials say has become a major problem.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Woods, prone in recent years to appearing in unfortunate headlines, is of course Woods seeking treatment following his March 27 arrest for suspicion of driving while impaired during a rollover car crash.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Worn (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worn%20%28away%29. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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