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as in to survive
to last longer than
these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
a daily grind that would outwear anybody
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Recent Examples of outwear
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.
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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
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Both pilots survived the crash.—
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To become Florida law, bills need to survive committee hearings, pass votes in the House and Senate and avoid the governor’s veto pen.—
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Meyer, meanwhile, wore a white graphic tee with black mini shorts and a Thom Browne top coat, W reported.—
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He was last seen wearing a red and black plaid shirt, dark jeans and brown steel-toe boots, police said.—
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The intentional walk has outlived its usefulness, as anybody who paid as much as $1,371 face value for a ticket to the three World Series games this week at Dodger Stadium can attest.—
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An ‘operating system’ designed to outlive its designer Henry’s meetings with his executives have one unusual feature.—
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Fast-twitch muscle fibers tire more quickly and are used when our bodies need greater force production over a smaller period of time, like a short ski run.—
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This helps each step feel lighter and easier, diminishing fatigue and letting the wearer venture out farther without tiring.—
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In an era when logos often outlast leaders, this reframing feels less anomalous than revealing.—
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More news Sweden outlasted Czechia to win its first World Juniors gold medal since 2012 yesterday.—
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
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Four people were killed over a four-day period in crashes on Arkansas highways, according to preliminary Arkansas State Police reports.—
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The thought of having to tell the story of his illness again, even to herself, exhausts her.—
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Though designed to work alongside humans, Atlas is engineered to operate in conditions that would exhaust most human workers.—
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“Outwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwear. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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