wear off
phrasal verb
wore off; worn off; wearing off; wears off
: to gradually decrease, disappear, or stop
The painkillers wore off after a couple of hours.
The shine on the leather will wear off pretty quickly.
After you drive a new car for a while, the novelty wears off.
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In these groups, immunity from earlier vaccinations or infections will likely have sufficiently worn off by now.
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Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Regulators consider human challenge studies Although babies are most at risk from severe disease, infections are rising in older children and teens as protection wears off.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
At last year’s U.S. Open, Coco Gauff won in women’s singles, proudly accepting her trophy with the discontinued Rolex ‘Red Grape’ on her wrist, so perhaps the luck will wear off on Jannik.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
The true test of interest will come in 2026-27, when the newness of Big Ten life has worn off.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Regulators consider human challenge studies Although babies are most at risk from severe disease, infections are rising in older children and teens as protection wears off.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
At last year’s U.S. Open, Coco Gauff won in women’s singles, proudly accepting her trophy with the discontinued Rolex ‘Red Grape’ on her wrist, so perhaps the luck will wear off on Jannik.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
The true test of interest will come in 2026-27, when the newness of Big Ten life has worn off.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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