1
as in to weaken
to diminish the physical strength of
I don't want our walk to tire you too much
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as in to bore
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
this long dry lecture will tire the audience if you don't insert some jokes into it
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes
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Recent Examples of tire
Once all that sightseeing has tired you out, Patria Palace is the ideal place to recover.
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Nick Hendry, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Things got slightly more alarming as the game went on and the midfield engines began to tire, particularly as a flurry of late attacks almost saw the hosts nick all three points.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
The devices work by moving a user’s muscles via electrical pulses, but that stimulation can quickly tire out the user.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
Despite playing both ways this fall, Hunter doesn't seem to tire, maintaining his effectiveness throughout games.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Nick Hendry, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Things got slightly more alarming as the game went on and the midfield engines began to tire, particularly as a flurry of late attacks almost saw the hosts nick all three points.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
The devices work by moving a user’s muscles via electrical pulses, but that stimulation can quickly tire out the user.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
Despite playing both ways this fall, Hunter doesn't seem to tire, maintaining his effectiveness throughout games.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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In the fourth quarter of 2024, WK Kellogg reported net sales of $640 million, a decrease of 1.7% compared to $651 million in the same period in 2023, impacted by a 5.6% volume decline and a 40 basis point headwind from the weakening Canadian dollar.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the Trump administration's new cuts further weaken a banking watchdog that has been sounding the alarm for years about its decreasing ability to prevent future banking crises.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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Also, notice that balance doesn’t mean boring or drafting low-upside players.—
Owen Poindexter,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The biggest reason the internet appears bored and uninterested with the Samsung Galaxy S25 range can be attributed to the maturation and plateauing of the smartphone market.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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While Cole pitched for the Pirates and Astros before wearing pinstripes, Fried has spent the majority of his professional career in Atlanta’s organization after initially being drafted by the Padres.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The star wore her hair in a sleek braided bun with a single face-framing strand and accessorized her strappy peach Louis Vuitton gown with Chopard jewels.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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That’s so her milk won’t be wasted nursing her children.—
Michael Freeman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Public has the right to know Opinion: California’s smart and vocal farmers keep silent as Trump wastes water Water commissioners seemed particularly interested in helping move Sites Reservoir toward construction.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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He is wearied but stays firm in the notion that his job isn’t to badger and demean the half of the country that disagrees with him.—
Ismail Muhammad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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But this is a fanbase — and perhaps a team — wearied by near-misses.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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But by 2011, they were exhausted by seven solid years of touring and recording.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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Like state government, municipalities also have exhausted most of their emergency federal pandemic aid.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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That helps to soften some of the graphic imagery, but the director says his primary intent was to allow viewers to experience the perspectives of kids.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Following weeks of negotiations, during which DeSantis seemed to soften his attacks on the lawmakers who opposed his plans, the governor signed the sweeping package of immigration laws on February 13.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Using archival newspaper reports and interviews with a local historian, here’s a blow-by-blow recreation of the Ashley Gang’s demise — from Sept. 12, 1924, the day of the Bank of Pompano robbery, to Nov. 1, 1924, the day police killed the gangsters.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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When his family was away on trips, the thrift store owner would lure men to his home and kill them.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tire. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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