outwore

verb

Definition of outworenext
past tense of outwear
1
as in survived
to last longer than these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought

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2
as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of a daily grind that would outwear anybody

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwore
  1. survived
  2. outlasted
  3. exhausted
Verb
  • Cole is survived by his wife, Shelley Funes, daughter Jennifer and sisters Deborah and Colleen, his nephew wrote.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • He is survived by his wife and two sons.
    Lawrence Yee, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of survived
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  • Decreasing power, creative solutions The probes, which launched weeks apart in 1977, have long outlasted their original missions, designed to fly by the largest planets in our solar system over the course of four years.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers outlasted the Cincinnati Bengals in a 44-38 win on the road.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of outlasted
Verb
  • In that way, McDonald’s became a kind of scapegoat for people who were exhausted of stretching their budgets to afford food and suspecting (not without reason) that corporate greed was at least partly to blame.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Because the Syrian army is exhausted and no longer has the courage to fight alone.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
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