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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
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The happy scenes between Kip and Scott show that happiness and steadiness in a relationship is not boring at all and getting to know your new partner is a fascinating process.
—Haruka Iwasaki, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
These changes allowed the team to push performance higher without reducing the bore size, a key requirement for user experiments.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The installation of the lift station would involve boring underneath I-94.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The happy scenes between Kip and Scott show that happiness and steadiness in a relationship is not boring at all and getting to know your new partner is a fascinating process.
—Haruka Iwasaki, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
This civic attitude kicked into high gear as ICE bore down on the state.
—Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
These changes allowed the team to push performance higher without reducing the bore size, a key requirement for user experiments.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore
Noun
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More than 27,000 racers rose before dawn this morning to yawn, stretch and don their gear to take on the iconic streets of Los Angeles today during the 2026 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There is classic drip coffee, cappuccinos, lattes and mochas, but also fun options like tiramisu and honey lavender lattes.—
Ella Gonzales
April 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Nike’s North America business should see positive sales, while China and Converse are likely to remain a big drag.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The reality is messier, which… is a real drag.—
Charlie Tyrell,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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