1
as in kills
to use up all the physical energy of
the job of running their own business wears them sometimes
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2
as in erodes
to damage or diminish by continued friction
all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly
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3
as in stands
British
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
her marriage is so bad—I don't know how she wears it
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Recent Examples of wears
Greenwich Village still wears its history like a second skin, every street a pulse of old New York.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
With one of largest concentrations of military bases in the country (each year, nearly 40,000 military trainees call it home), San Antonio wears its 300-year military legacy with pride.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Understandably, the everyday basics that Dakota Johnson wears are of great interest to all those who want to recreate her looks.
—Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2025
Gigi Hadid arrived to Klum's annual Halloween party in 2015 in the sexy ensemble Sandy Olsson (originated by the late Olivia Newton-John) wears at the end of Grease (1978).
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Webb will be located approximately 5 degrees — roughly the width of your three middle fingers held at arm's length against the night sky — below the Pleiades and will travel closer to Aldebaran and the other stars of the constellation Taurus as the month wears on.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The actress also wears platfroms from Dolce & Gabbana, Jimmy Choo, Stuart Weitzman, Saint Laurent and more.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The 3-foot animatronic skeleton wears purple and orange headphones, gloves and sneakers.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Elsbeth only wears one costume!
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
With one of largest concentrations of military bases in the country (each year, nearly 40,000 military trainees call it home), San Antonio wears its 300-year military legacy with pride.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Understandably, the everyday basics that Dakota Johnson wears are of great interest to all those who want to recreate her looks.
—Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2025
Gigi Hadid arrived to Klum's annual Halloween party in 2015 in the sexy ensemble Sandy Olsson (originated by the late Olivia Newton-John) wears at the end of Grease (1978).
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Webb will be located approximately 5 degrees — roughly the width of your three middle fingers held at arm's length against the night sky — below the Pleiades and will travel closer to Aldebaran and the other stars of the constellation Taurus as the month wears on.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The actress also wears platfroms from Dolce & Gabbana, Jimmy Choo, Stuart Weitzman, Saint Laurent and more.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The 3-foot animatronic skeleton wears purple and orange headphones, gloves and sneakers.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Elsbeth only wears one costume!
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wears
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Williams' new movie Regretting You is based on author Colleen Hoover's 2019 novel; Williams and Mckenna Grace costar as mother-daughter duo Morgan and Clara, whose relationship is tested after a car accident kills both Clara's father (Scott Eastwood) and Morgan's sister Jenny (Willa Fitzgerald).—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tim Robbins’s turn as a smarmy film executive who kills a screenwriter skewers the movie industry with a wink and a nod.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The main channel of the Amazon River constantly erodes existing land and deposits new earth.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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As the seven-week timeline erodes, some lawmakers have also shown a desire to pass a short-term funding bill that would reopen the government until late next year — but Democrats have shown resistance to that idea, too.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Other vendors include stands selling caramel apples, hot dogs, burgers, burritos and tacos.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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From 1844 till her death in 1922, Sarah would continue making additions to the property, which now stands at 24,000 square feet, with 160 rooms, 10,000 windows, 2,000 doors, 47 stairways and fireplaces and more.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nothing, not even the slog of a miles long backcountry ski, exhausts me like chugging upward on two wheels.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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This particular aspect of the show frays the gripping tone that had been so masterfully crafted from its opening scene.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Conjuring the troubled inner life of a young, beautiful and successful Buenos Aires fashion designer with an uncommon mix of stylistic rigor and feeling, the film frays your nerves.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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Native to Texas and Mexico, autumn sage tolerates heat and drought but also adapts to a variety of growing conditions.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Santa Barbara daisy, which is actually native to Mexico and Central America, is meant not only for sunny garden, block wall, or walkway border planting, but tolerates a fair dose of shade as well as poor soil and drought.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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The video shows the pup lounging around in various positions in a home setting, from asleep on the floor and over a blanket to playing with a dog toy and lying on the floor with her legs in the air as a hand rubs her belly.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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For a deeper dive into DeRose-Broeckert’s findings about how deer perceive scrapes and rubs, head over to NDA.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Wears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wears. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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