as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out
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Lounge pants: $37.99 Lounge pants can be used for their intended purpose, lounging, or many look stylish enough to wear out and about.
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
For Cleaning Your Cutting Board When used often, cutting boards can begin to wear out over time and may even start to emit an odor.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Over the years, just like the suspension bridge, portions of the spine can wear out.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Drivers passed out, engines wore out and tires melted.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
For Cleaning Your Cutting Board When used often, cutting boards can begin to wear out over time and may even start to emit an odor.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Over the years, just like the suspension bridge, portions of the spine can wear out.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Drivers passed out, engines wore out and tires melted.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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In another post, Kovalenko said North Korean troops are wearing Russian uniforms and are being trained to use drones, while Russia plans to send trainers to Pyongyang to directly instruct its ally on operating unmanned aircraft systems.Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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In her book, Kaplan also addresses Ephron's continuing legacy 12 years after her death from cancer at age 71, like how Ephron has become the patron saint of fall fashion; social media is rife with the attire worn by Meg Ryan's characters.David Chiu, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The cause of a two-alarm fire Wednesday that displaced 10 residents and killed a pet dog remained under investigation Thursday, officials said.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Justine Perez, 37, of Staten Island, was killed in the crash, police said.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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With Ortiz in the mix that’s sufficient ammo in a large field, especially if the prospect of a duel between the top two horses winds up tiring those two out.Guy Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The long, frustrating phone call had tired my mother out.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Retirees would also be facing a bigger benefit cut, up to 33% of their monthly checks rather than the 23% currently forecast, when the trust fund is exhausted, the group estimates.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, due to the high demand in many countries, the Pandemic Fund will exhaust most of its funds by next June.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Independent of the probable timeline for making repairs to Tropicana Field, it can't be used as an outdoor venue either, because the stadium was not engineered to drain rainwater away from the field.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In October, the company revealed plans to raise as much as $35 billion to refill its quickly draining treasury, a tricky dance considering that new debt would threaten its barely-there investment-grade credit rating.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
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After the past few turbulent years, managers are burning out at alarming rates.Neena Newberry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The air became thick with white smoke as people burned out their tires while stuck in traffic or fired off bottle rockets from the back of trucks.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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