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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
Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
Get ready to reap all the benefits without boring your taste buds.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Kirk’s character Scarlett/Duchess provides lackluster voice-over narration in a derivative bore that jets back and forth to the Canary Islands and London.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Here's an unfortunate fact: Your PowerPoint presentations are probably boring your coworkers.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
Get ready to reap all the benefits without boring your taste buds.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
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Viewers may never know whether Tom Brady is a transcendent football analyst or an unlistenable bore because he’s chosen to handcuff himself by becoming a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Kirk’s character Scarlett/Duchess provides lackluster voice-over narration in a derivative bore that jets back and forth to the Canary Islands and London.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
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So when these things do occur, journalists greet the news with a yawn. TIP: Don’t start your pitch by celebrating all that is going well.Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Wall Street’s initial reaction to Wednesday’s cut was a yawn, after markets had already run up for months on expectations for coming rate reductions.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Opening your rain barrel spigot just enough to release a gentle drip of water can keep rain barrels from freezing on a cold night.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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The sensors are compact with drip detection on top and metal feet for leak detection beneath.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
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While an increase in overseas orders for Chinese goods helped to offset the domestic drag, Beijing now faces a pushback from countries worried over the impact of a flood of cheap exports.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
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However, if chopping, slicing and dicing with a knife feels like a drag, then a mandolin gets the job done in no time.Lanee Lee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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