wears (away)

Definition of wears (away)next
present tense third-person singular of wear (away)
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Verb
  • The product washes out super easily and leaves my hair feeling noticeably silkier, even when wet.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
  • However, when rain washes out the snowpack or a healthy snowpack doesn’t form, water in the soil can later freeze – as can mycorrhizal fungi.
    Aimee Classen, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Critics argue that approach undermines job stability and erodes workers’ rights by limiting access to benefits tied to salaries.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • Referencing Gandhi's observation that life is one indivisible whole, Esposito argues that a broken home life bleeds into workplace performance, while a struggling community erodes the stability of every family within it.
    William Jones, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • DeSantis said that provision requires lawmakers to consider race and undermines the Fair Districts Amendment as a whole — paving the legal pathway to getting around the state’s partisan gerrymandering ban altogether.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Families and businesses cannot plan ahead, which undermines investment, growth, and prosperity.
    Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hospitals use the same billing codes for the ER visit, whether a patient’s condition deteriorates or not.
    Andrew Jones, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Her condition rapidly deteriorates to the point where Abbott and Robby are forced to do a C-Section in the ER, with seconds to spare to save her life and the life of the baby.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This story’s author, StyleCaster commerce editor Katie Decker-Jacoby, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 1 May 2026
  • If your pharmacy lists a price that’s too high for comfort, try searching your GLP-1 medication on a site like GoodRx, which scours pharmacies and finds coupons to present you with the cheapest options.
    Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Expanding nonmedical exemptions, however, weakens the very protections those medically vulnerable children depend on.
    Sarah Marsicek, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Critics say allowing the department to delay or sideline state investigations weakens one of the last independent checks on government lawyers.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Wears (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wears%20%28away%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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