as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out
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Recent Examples of wear out
The 38-year-old Democrat wore out the first three knocking on doors to convince voters in the Northern Virginia suburbs to send him to Capitol Hill.
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
State lawmakers and local officials from around Illinois also have worn out the paths to prison cells over the decades.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Vincent is the son of said widow, Martine (Catherine Frot), and past jealousies resurface, leading to possible murder, as Jérémie wears out his welcome with the group.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
While slumbering in this washable silk number is akin to sleeping on satin sheets, this button-up top can get just as much wear out of the house.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2025
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
State lawmakers and local officials from around Illinois also have worn out the paths to prison cells over the decades.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Vincent is the son of said widow, Martine (Catherine Frot), and past jealousies resurface, leading to possible murder, as Jérémie wears out his welcome with the group.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
While slumbering in this washable silk number is akin to sleeping on satin sheets, this button-up top can get just as much wear out of the house.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wear out
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Shoppers could choose to purchase an Apple (product) Red item or wear a look from (RED)’s Gap collection, modeled in an historic campaign by Christy Turlington, Anne Hathaway, Mary J. Blige, and John Legend, among others.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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As pulsating techno music filled the room, which was bathed in red light (a reference to Lynch), models came out of cubicles wearing what looked like a blend of underwear and eveningwear.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Investigators were not sure about the relationship with the boy who was killed.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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In recent years, the state has passed several amendments giving more leeway to killing black bears out of self-defense.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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This is crucial for ensuring your hands don’t tire out, even during longer cooking sessions.—
Jessica Kanzler,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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The rump can withstand bites, scratches and other forms of attack effectively, until the predator tires out and moves on.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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But by 2011, they were exhausted by seven solid years of touring and recording.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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Like state government, municipalities also have exhausted most of their emergency federal pandemic aid.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fudd then drained her first 3-pointer after an 0-for-2 start, and Strong followed her up with four straight points off another pair of Marquette turnovers.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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That fall and winter, constant power outages and air-raid alerts left them drained and on edge.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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But as those 15 incandescent can lights have burned out, they’ve been replaced with LED bulbs, which don’t match the light of the previous ones at all.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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But why? Many professionals retire as a reaction—burned out from the demands of their industry, frustrated with bureaucracy, or simply tired.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Wear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wear%20out. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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