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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The following red eye-ready look will keep you comfortable, but look stylish enough to wear off the plane.
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Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024
By this time of year, many Americans may have received their last COVID shot months ago and their immunity may be wearing off somewhat, according to Chin-Hong.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 18 June 2024
But by the morning before the primary the novelty had worn off, and the van was silent on the way to the candidate’s first event in Franklin, save for an anonymous reporter’s baroque snoring.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The good fortune of last season’s playoff run had worn off quickly.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2024
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Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024
By this time of year, many Americans may have received their last COVID shot months ago and their immunity may be wearing off somewhat, according to Chin-Hong.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 18 June 2024
But by the morning before the primary the novelty had worn off, and the van was silent on the way to the candidate’s first event in Franklin, save for an anonymous reporter’s baroque snoring.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The good fortune of last season’s playoff run had worn off quickly.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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