as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight
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But sometimes her faith wears thin.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025 -
This type of nonsense from [in-laws] is what wears on you over the years.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Gay attraction, for David (and this, too, echoes across Baldwin’s work), can only ever be masc4masc; effeminacy always kills desire.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The assault keeps him out of the combine and more or less kills his momentum.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.—
Taylor Hagood,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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The idea of festivals just exhausts me.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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As Stahl said, anytime there’s a reckless driver, the emergency pipeline collapses and knocks out water flow to the entire area.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Reopening is dependent on how well the area drains.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Put It Into Practice Be specific about your current situation, including what energizes and drains you.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Tuckers (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuckers%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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