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
Managers tell me their best people are anxious, withdrawn or just worn out.
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Suzy Welch, CNBC, 17 June 2025
That coalition, though, has apparently worn out its usefulness to Miller.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Amortization is an accounting principle meant to assess a decline in value over time, like its cousin depreciation, which is meant to account for physical assets wearing out, such as machinery.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
Too much laundering can wear out, fade, or shrink fabrics before their time.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
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Suzy Welch, CNBC, 17 June 2025
That coalition, though, has apparently worn out its usefulness to Miller.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Amortization is an accounting principle meant to assess a decline in value over time, like its cousin depreciation, which is meant to account for physical assets wearing out, such as machinery.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
Too much laundering can wear out, fade, or shrink fabrics before their time.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wear out
Verb
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The deceased woman was also wearing a black necklace with a cross that family said belonged to DiNapoli, according to court documents.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Another showed Hailey wearing just the abstract, yellow bikini and polka-dot headscarf with thin black glasses.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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In that incident, a rooftop gunman fired at Trump from roughly 150 yards away, grazing his right ear and killing one attendee, Corey Comperatore, before Secret Service agents shot the attacker dead.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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At least 15 people were killed including, two nuns.—
Jacqueline Charles
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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There’s not been enough rest on the ball, keeping it and pinning teams in (their defensive third) and tiring them out.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2025
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Runs in them were short, quick bursts, relishing the feeling of power transferring through my feet but being careful not to tire and start clunking.—
Jonathan Beverly,
Outside Online,
23 June 2025
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While others exhaust themselves and their budgets staying open for ghosts and insomniacs, smart operators perfect their performance when the audience is there.—
Elie Y. Katz,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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According to a report released by Social Security trustees last month, once the trust fund is exhausted, payroll taxes would only be sufficient to cover about 77 percent of scheduled benefits.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Be sure to rinse and drain them before using to remove excess starch and salt.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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The city avoided building a water filtration plant, which would have lost more than $8 billion, by investing $1.5 billion into forests surrounding New York City's Catskill, Delaware, and Croton reservoirs that drain into their water supply systems.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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After years spent in kitchens across the country, Chris Kirby was burnt out.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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The cuts in the bill will also mean the hospital will have to continue its hiring freeze — a move that risks burning out staff members already strained from the pandemic and high patient loads.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
9 July 2025
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“Wear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wear%20out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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