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as in to drill
to make a hole or series of holes in
some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard
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as in to weary
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death
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Recent Examples of bore
Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Now, at 35 years old, those days of recognition are in the review mirror for Meri, an enthroned diva who can’t let go of the past and is bored by her mundane present.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Matheson’s story on its own would be very interesting, mainly because Hollywood is never a bore.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially single, weeks after settling divorce
Reiterating that there was no huge, singular issue to blame for their split, Affleck argued that the details behind their breakup would probably bore most people.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Now, at 35 years old, those days of recognition are in the review mirror for Meri, an enthroned diva who can’t let go of the past and is bored by her mundane present.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
But screenwriter Jared Rosenberg puts him on mute about a third of the way through and that leaves us stranded with Madelyn (Dockery) and Winston (Grace), two one-dimensional bores.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Matheson’s story on its own would be very interesting, mainly because Hollywood is never a bore.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore
Noun
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Some of us have been writing about the plight of Palestinians under their own rulers for decades — the struggle of Palestinian journalists to write freely; the tragedy of gay Palestinians seeking to live freely — only to be met with a collective yawn.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Some economists reacted to reciprocal tariffs with a yawn – even before Trump made his announcement Thursday.—
David Goldman and Matt Egan,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
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The ideal method is to install a drip line, which targets the roots without touching the leaves, as wet foliage at night can cause mildew, black spot, or rust.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since the regime change, there has been a steady drip of resignations and cancellations by prominent performers, including the opera singer Renée Fleming and the comedian Issa Rae.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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Speaking of stars, has your father done drag since his makeover?—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The sudden heating of the atmosphere when a CME hits thickens the gas around Earth, increasing the drag facing satellites in low Earth orbits.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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