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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
Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Known for their intelligence and trainability, vizslas require ample exercise and mental stimulation to thrive, and tend to display destructive habits if bored at home.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
Critics argue that single bore is too expensive, suggesting double bore could save money.
—Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Fires charred their bark, droughts forced them to ration water, and invasive beetles — some brought to Southern California via firewood — bored into them.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Known for their intelligence and trainability, vizslas require ample exercise and mental stimulation to thrive, and tend to display destructive habits if bored at home.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
Winter days spent inside trying to escape the cold can quickly become a bore.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
Critics argue that single bore is too expensive, suggesting double bore could save money.
—Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The announcement of an accompanying short-film tie-in for an album tends to generate a yawn outside communities whose goal is boosting everything a favorite artist releases.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Obviously, the market response was a yawn, though the release highlighted the unquestionable success of the auto and home appliance trade-in consumer subsidy programs, which is why it will be expanded by scale and scope in 2025.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Espresso is simply a style of brewing coffee—just like using a drip coffee maker, steeping grounds for cold brew, or pressing coffee with a French press.Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
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This doesn’t have to be a steady stream — a trickle or even a drip can help prevent your pipes from freezing.Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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The thermosphere has a very low density, meaning that atmospheric molecules are scarce, but there's still enough to resist the ISS's motion and create enough drag to slow it down.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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This one leans on her Jersey roots, which to me seems like the smartest option for her drag moving forward.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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