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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Until recently, hiring kept on booming and consumers kept on spending — largely because pandemic-era stimulus hadn’t quite worn off yet and because many homeowners locked in ultra-low mortgage rates that freed up cash.
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David Goldman, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Look for ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, shea butter, and vitamin E that condition lips over time, leaving them softer and healthier even after the gloss wears off.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 7 Aug. 2024
The adrenaline had worn off and my knee pulsed with a deep, thumping ache.
—Outside Online, 10 July 2024
Overwhelmed by her inability to transmute the complexities of her mulatto identity into literature, Jane, broke and burned out, tries to game a feckless entertainment industry that turns racial representation into prestige streaming bait, at least until the heat wears off and flames out.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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David Goldman, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Look for ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, shea butter, and vitamin E that condition lips over time, leaving them softer and healthier even after the gloss wears off.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 7 Aug. 2024
The adrenaline had worn off and my knee pulsed with a deep, thumping ache.
—Outside Online, 10 July 2024
Overwhelmed by her inability to transmute the complexities of her mulatto identity into literature, Jane, broke and burned out, tries to game a feckless entertainment industry that turns racial representation into prestige streaming bait, at least until the heat wears off and flames out.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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