WORE (AWAY) Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

wore (away)

verb

Definition of wore (away)

past tense of wear (away)

as in washed out

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At least two people were killed and one person remains unaccounted for after flash flooding washed out footbridges and campgrounds on the canyon floor.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
And in Laguna Beach, back-to-back storms have eroded the sand so much that a lifeguard station was tied to the shore to make sure it wouldn’t be washed out to sea.

— Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of washed out

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The trend is part of the broader nationalization of American politics, which has steadily eroded the independence candidates once enjoyed from their political parties.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
According to them, Trump’s policies on tariffs, aid, and allies have eroded the United States’ standing, opening the door for people across the world to switch their allegiance to China.

— Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of eroded

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But the Falkland Islands have undermined what should be a close relationship based on common interests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Yust argues that this created a burden the defense did not have to bear, effectively promised evidence the attorney should have known would not be admitted and undermined the defense’s credibility with the jury.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of undermined

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Cohen and West scoured the Windows on the World Facebook page to find surviving former employees to help tell the story.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The possibility of finding survivors elsewhere ⁠was fading, authorities said, but there was no letup in rescue operations as teams scoured the mountainside along the border with China where floods tore through towns and valleys.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of scoured

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But several of them moving in the same direction tell me that the quality of the rally has deteriorated.

— Thomas Hartmann, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
As the stalemate between the city and Angels owner Arte Moreno grew more entrenched, the condition of Angel Stadium deteriorated.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of deteriorated

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Today, the yen has weakened 57% from a low of about 103 in January 2021 to a high of 163 in July, before a rare joint intervention from both Washington and Tokyo strengthened the currency to its current levels of about 160.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Sprout Social's 2026 Influencer Marketing Report found that recommendation feeds have weakened the link between follower count and reach.

— Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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