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Recent Examples of outwear In Nazi eyes the conception of abstract justice is outworn. Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011 One result is that the national railway—which before the war was disparaged as uncomfortable, slow, and outworn—has become critically important for transporting people and goods. Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2023 Rihanna — who is currently expecting her first baby, with boyfriend A$AP Rocky — paired the animal-print outwear with a pair of black sweatpants, a set of furry brown heels and a black hat over her hair that fell behind her shoulders in loose waves. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 18 Feb. 2022 Down is a type of filling that comes from featherlike plumage from birds and is what often gives winter outwear a distinct puff. Lauren Levy, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2020 There’s nothing like layering and this week on Instagram, as temperatures fluctuate, creatives are having fun pairing chic outwear with their everyday essentials. Nandi Howard and Danielle Wright, Essence, 4 Dec. 2020 Kids will definitely outgrow rather than outwear this durable jacket. Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 27 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwear
Verb
  • Only her own plantation has survived Sherman’s assault.
    Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Sanders’ story of his Toyota Tacoma surviving the Eaton Fire went viral on social media.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Related: See All the New Justin Baldoni & Blake Lively’s Texts & Emails—Including the One That References Taylor Swift Did Blake Lively wear blackface?
    Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The superstar took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday (Jan. 23) to share a video wearing headphones while sitting at what appears to be a studio desk, before grabbing the phone and turning it around to reveal the screen in front of her, blocking its contents with a red heart emoji.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The whole scene left a lot of folks, both in and out of Buckeye circles, thinking Day, in his sixth season, had outlived his usefulness on a campus that hadn’t tasted a title in a decade.
    Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Because most people outlive, convert, or stop being able to afford term policies, about 99% of these policies never pay out.
    Cicely Jones, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Once all that sightseeing has tired you out, Patria Palace is the ideal place to recover.
    Nick Hendry, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Things got slightly more alarming as the game went on and the midfield engines began to tire, particularly as a flurry of late attacks almost saw the hosts nick all three points.
    Thom Harris, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Verb
  • Moments later, she was killed….This child lost his mother and father in mere seconds.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Teen shooter kills student, then himself at Nashville high school In: South Carolina Lucia Suarez Sang Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com.
    Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But the last of those emergency dollars are being exhausted this fiscal year and won’t be available to help in the next two-year state budget, which Lamont will propose to lawmakers on Feb. 5.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Two of those teenagers, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, lay flat on their backs at full time, exhausted by yet another 90 minutes.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Outwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwear. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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