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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
Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Switch up the green for never-boring variations—red, yellow, or panang curry pastes are all great substitutes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 11 May 2026
Beauty’s spring sale season bore fruit for more than a few players, data shows.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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Verb
Observational is much nicer sounding than boring.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Switch up the green for never-boring variations—red, yellow, or panang curry pastes are all great substitutes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
Noun
The little, 3-inch wide capsules were shot out of a bore gun at over 2,600 mph, or nearly four times the speed of sound.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 11 May 2026
Beauty’s spring sale season bore fruit for more than a few players, data shows.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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Verb
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Following a one-hour delay, the rain mostly stopped Friday afternoon, but the Chicago Cubs were continually showered with boos after getting drilled, 18-3, by the San Francisco Giants in another rough performance at Wrigley Field.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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His versatile shot-making was on full display down the stretch in Game 1, as Brunson repeatedly drove to the basket — particularly when shot-blocking Spurs center Victor Wembanyama was on the bench — and also drilled the game-winning 3-pointer.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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The actress started advocating for menopause and mid-life care in 2024 − after her doctor misdiagnosed her symptoms as herpes − and pushed for legislation to fund research and education in women’s health.—
Wendy Naugle,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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The visit is a chance for Xi to push for a rebalancing of these ties and to signal the importance of the relationship to Beijing at a moment of global flux.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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With a wearying absence of distinction, one day might seem exactly like the others.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
28 Jan. 2026
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Markets, for the most part, greeted them with a yawn.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Dogs may lick their lips, yawn, stiffen or turn away.—
Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As Stankiewicz attempted to utter another sentence, the train’s ear-piercing horn sounded.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The county medical examiner said in an autopsy report that Obumseli, who worked in cryptocurrency, died from a forceful downward thrust from a blade that went three inches into his chest, piercing a major artery.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Attendees seemed keen to squeeze as much networking as possible out of the gala, often chatting with their associates and neighbors during speakers’ remarks.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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Fuel supplies squeezed Russian emergency services acknowledged Saturday that a fire had broken out at the oil depot in Krasnodar.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Verb
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But Hadley does eventually tire.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Trojan’s starting pitcher Zach Ryan twirled a gem against the Indians allowing two unearned runs on five hits in six complete innings, but Ryan began to tire and walked Bodie Davis and Cole Koeninger to start the bottom of the seventh.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
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Self-serve Portland Coffee Roasters drip is available every morning in the lobby.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Strung-up nets drip with ersatz fish and nautical paraphernalia, and the sunny interior with colorful highlights echoes coastal Mediterranean architecture.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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