as in to wear out
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Trump's daily pandemic press briefings and public attacks on his own health officials wore down the American public, which ultimately saw Biden as the steadier hand.
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Zachary Basu, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
That’s music to the ears of everyone worn down by growth, noise and traffic.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Arthritis causes the cushioning cartilage in your joint to wear down, leading to pain and stiffness.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
The engravings from the Amud Cave artifacts, meanwhile, were found to have no clear orientation or patterning, consistent with functional use as tools for wearing down, smoothing or polishing.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Zachary Basu, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
That’s music to the ears of everyone worn down by growth, noise and traffic.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Arthritis causes the cushioning cartilage in your joint to wear down, leading to pain and stiffness.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
The engravings from the Amud Cave artifacts, meanwhile, were found to have no clear orientation or patterning, consistent with functional use as tools for wearing down, smoothing or polishing.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wear down
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“Wear down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wear%20down. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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