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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
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The dark satire, set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored, will shoot in the Hungarian capital over a 70-day period from January to May 2025.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
Likewise, the bomb that exploded on Flight 103 bore a resemblance to one, also in a Toshiba radio, found in the car of a Palestinian militant during a raid in Frankfurt less than two months earlier.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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Verb
If you were ever bored by math in high school, let Aronofsky reinvigorate your taste for numbers.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The dark satire, set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored, will shoot in the Hungarian capital over a 70-day period from January to May 2025.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
In the 1960s, scientists learned that people with high levels of cholesterol in their blood bore a higher heart attack risk.
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
Likewise, the bomb that exploded on Flight 103 bore a resemblance to one, also in a Toshiba radio, found in the car of a Palestinian militant during a raid in Frankfurt less than two months earlier.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore
Noun
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The only thing keeping this tan suit from being a yawn are the wide legs and pleating.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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Melania Trump was seen stifling a yawn and shifting around to stay alert.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Your vape could match your drip or even change colors depending on your mood.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Liquids pour from the pan without drips or clinging to the edge.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
6 Feb. 2025
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The reason for the changes, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Friday, was the center's decision to host drag show performances at its venue.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s what was needed — a gay person who wasn’t dying, who was lively and running around doing drag, being funny, being outrageous.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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