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
Roads, schools and parks will wear out and need to be repaired, replaced or updated.
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Bill Fulton, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
The previous version—the Pegasus Trail 4, a SELF Sneaker Award winner—was cute enough to wear out to brunch and durable enough to help our tester maneuver through muddy terrain on off-road jogs.
—Hannah Singleton, SELF, 1 Apr. 2025
Bathrooms at many of the roughly 280 state parks in California are deteriorating and worn out because the parks themselves date back generations, Doyle said.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
The Dodgers didn’t miss a beat behind a lineup poised to wear out pitching staffs throughout the summer.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Bill Fulton, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
The previous version—the Pegasus Trail 4, a SELF Sneaker Award winner—was cute enough to wear out to brunch and durable enough to help our tester maneuver through muddy terrain on off-road jogs.
—Hannah Singleton, SELF, 1 Apr. 2025
Bathrooms at many of the roughly 280 state parks in California are deteriorating and worn out because the parks themselves date back generations, Doyle said.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
The Dodgers didn’t miss a beat behind a lineup poised to wear out pitching staffs throughout the summer.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wear out
Verb
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The clothing characters wear can be created to deftly pass on information that cannot be left to dialogue or exposition.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Among the Trump administration’s demands on Columbia University in return for restoring $400 million in funding was a ban on masks, which many peaceful protesters wear not to menace others but to avoid being identified by facial recognition.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rick kills one of the security men, as Chelsea is shot in the chest.—
Colleen Kratofil,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In Arkansas, a 5-year-old was killed Saturday by storms in the capital of Little Rock.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Sophomore Madison Booker can match Hidalgo and Miles shot-for-shot, and Texas’ defensive pressure frequently tires opponents.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The lack of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood from poor circulation can cause the muscles to tire sooner and can create feelings of exhaustion.—
Jane Kim,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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His aunt is exhausted, unsteady on her feet, her eyes red.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The game lasts about two minutes in total before the AI calls it a day, exhausted from generating the worst gaming experience possible.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Until then, the negative effects of import taxes such as rising unemployment and a slowing economy will drain trillions of dollars from the revenues the administration hopes to raise.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Former President Joe Biden drained the reserve of more than 40% of its capacity when gas prices reached record highs, averaging more than $5 a gallon across the U.S. in June 2022.—
Dan McCaleb | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Apr. 2025
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But mainly, Israel’s reservists are exhausted and burned out.—
Amos Harel,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Apr. 2025
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Those shifts are burning out your leaders and tearing apart your teams.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Wear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wear%20out. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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