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wear

Definition for wear

verb as in be clothed in

verb as in bother, undermine

verb as in endure

Strongest matches

hold up, stand

Strong matches

last, remain

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The court heard how the group of officers he was with initially wore baseball caps and had no riot helmets or shields, before putting on flame-retardant suits once missiles were being thrown.

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Bradford Crown Court heard Zulqurnean forced the victim to wear Islamic dress and eat a halal diet and stopped her seeing family because they were "non-believers."

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Temperatures in the cockpit of an F1 car can be more than 40C, and drivers are wearing several layers of fireproof clothing in addition to a balaclava and helmet, so overheating is a serious concern.

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Paper Plant sells a wide array of stickers and also makes its own — a dog, for instance, wearing a Dodgers hat, or a man wearing a dog as a hat.

Her wavy brown hair hangs loose around her face, and she wears a ring embossed with an “E” that her grandmother Elsa gave her when she was young.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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