wore

verb

Definition of worenext
past tense of wear
1
as in killed
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 eroded
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 endured
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 Synonyms for wore
  1. eroded
  2. endured
  3. tolerated
  4. exhausted
  5. accepted
  6. bust
  7. broke
  8. sustained
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  • The host and journalist Garrett Graff, himself a gun owner, contextualizes the past quarter century of mass shootings by laying out the political and legislative maneuvers that have eroded gun-control laws over the previous 50 years.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Yet the bill's bipartisan support eroded in recent days, with some Republican lawmakers voicing doubts due to its cost.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of eroded
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  • However, in a family business that’s endured for over a century, the past occasionally makes a resurgence.
    Erik Trinidad, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • My father has endured with Dignity.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of endured
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  • For decades, the leaders of both parties had tolerated mind-boggling levels of corruption, waste, and administrative bloat, enabling a culture of profligacy that subsidized the federal bureaucracy and crony capitalists at the expense of hard-working American taxpayers.
    Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Performative efforts from businesses will no longer be tolerated and walking the talk will become non-negotiable.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of tolerated
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  • Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • So, if this takes years to reach a jury resolution and all the appeals are exhausted, those years could see Diddy behind bars already for life if the 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder is found guilty in his criminal trial later this year.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
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  • The court ruled that the judges presiding over the final should not have accepted the inquiry because Landi’s request came four seconds after the one-minute deadline to submit it.
    Tess DeMeyer, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Those results are accepted by a growing number of countries, despite the regime’s claim that Maduro won 52% of the vote.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of accepted
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  • Jamar Banks, 52, was busted two days after police identified him as a suspect in the two stabbings and asked the public’s help tracking him down.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Frederic netted his shot to tie the game at 2-2 and bust an 11-game scoreless streak.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of bust
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  • After news of Lively’s complaint broke, WME dropped Baldoni as a client.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Lewis, who read the quarterback perfectly and was initially positioned near the back of the end zone, broke hard toward the area before Maye had finished his delivery.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of broke
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  • An anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in 2019 did not adversely impact on his progress.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This is the second season Dell sustained a serious injury.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sustained
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