tire of
phrasal verb
tired of; tiring of; tires of
: to become bored by (something) : to stop being interested in (something)
He soon tired of doing the same work every day.
She never tires of listening to music.
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Quiet as it’s kept, some fans were seemingly beginning to tire of Rhodes’ awe-shucks schtick.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Growth on the Point, the development of the Naval Training Center and Point Loma High School and the explosion of automobile traffic in the years following the Panama-California Exposition all combined to let the air out of the tires of any subsequent racing on the streets of Point Loma.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump and Musk were pushing back on widespread chatter from both sides of the political spectrum that their political alliance could soon collapse, perhaps if Trump tires of Musk hogging the limelight or if his actions attract too much criticism.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump publicly directed him to kick the tires of the whole of government looking for places where excesses could be scaled back.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Growth on the Point, the development of the Naval Training Center and Point Loma High School and the explosion of automobile traffic in the years following the Panama-California Exposition all combined to let the air out of the tires of any subsequent racing on the streets of Point Loma.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump and Musk were pushing back on widespread chatter from both sides of the political spectrum that their political alliance could soon collapse, perhaps if Trump tires of Musk hogging the limelight or if his actions attract too much criticism.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump publicly directed him to kick the tires of the whole of government looking for places where excesses could be scaled back.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Tire of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tire%20of. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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