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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Nonetheless, the niceties would eventually wear off.
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Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
However, the uniqueness can wear off quickly, Lovett said.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Eventually, though, the medicine wears off, leaving your child with different needs that your sick self is equally taxed by meeting.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
The freshness of a new beginning wears off after a week or so, and the monotony of spring training drills is in full bloom in the final week.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
However, the uniqueness can wear off quickly, Lovett said.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Eventually, though, the medicine wears off, leaving your child with different needs that your sick self is equally taxed by meeting.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
The freshness of a new beginning wears off after a week or so, and the monotony of spring training drills is in full bloom in the final week.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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