Merry-go-round and Wearing away

Merry-go-round noun - A series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order.

Wearing away and merry-go-round are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wearing away" instead a noun phrase "Merry-go-round".

Wearing away noun - Geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it.

Merry-go-round and wearing away are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merry-go-round" instead a noun "Wearing away".