WORE DOWN Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

wore down

verb

past tense of wear down

as in ground (down)

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This skirt reminds me of the one that Jenner wore out in New York recently.

— Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Something switched in that one 10 years ago — the Warriors wore out and James (and Kyrie Irving) kicked it into hyperdrive.

— Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 June 2026

Definition of wore out

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His address last year came months after the 12-day Israel-Iran war that saw the assassination of many of the Islamic Republic's highest military and political leaders and once again broke down weeks of negotiations with the United States.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The state’s lease on the property ended in 2023 after talks broke down and the land had been eyed by its owner, the Neel family, along with other land holdings for potential redevelopment into commercial and industrial uses.

— J. Scott Trubey, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of broke down

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For the hearing impaired, select rooms feature visual fire alarms plus signals for telephone ringing and door knocking.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was suspended for six games and fined $500,000 following a guilty plea to driving while impaired in 2014.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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Five Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 injured this week in such attacks, according to Palestinian officials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
The status of starting edge rusher Marquise Lightfoot, who was injured against Clemson, remains up in the air.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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Merz and Zelenskyy visited a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv that was damaged in a Russian attack that killed two people on Monday, as air raid sirens sounded across the capital.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Strikes on Kyiv’s bridges continue Russian attacks damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge over the Dnieper River again on Sunday.

— Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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