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as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
I am just too weary to do any more work tonight
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as in bored
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I am totally weary of this constant bickering
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as in tiring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
a weary march through a lot of boring facts and figures
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as in to bore
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
these constant complaints are really wearying me
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
a whole day of hard physical labor had thoroughly wearied her
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Recent Examples of weary
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Through the metal bars, a veterinary staff member is seen on the phone with a weary expression, while another in the background tries to suppress a laugh.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
His name was Michael Jackson, a fact that seemed to weary him greatly.
—Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Now, the Entity intends to annihilate humanity in four days unless it can be taken offline by a key that accesses a gizmo in the Arctic Sea that connects to a whatsit that Ving Rhames’s weary Luther is attempting to invent from a makeshift hospital bed somewhere in the subway tunnels of London.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Through the metal bars, a veterinary staff member is seen on the phone with a weary expression, while another in the background tries to suppress a laugh.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Verb
But this is a fanbase — and perhaps a team — wearied by near-misses.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
His name was Michael Jackson, a fact that seemed to weary him greatly.
—Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weary
Adjective
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While infants and toddlers between the ages of 0 to 2 years are more likely to experience a stuffy nose, cough, poor appetite, fussiness, and sleep problems, children between the ages of 3 to 5 years mainly complain of sleepiness, feeling tired during daytime, low energy and dry cough.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Family members said Jacobs had talked about feeling tired, but not about wanting to take his own life.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Voters would smell that and, anyway, Harris would be miserably bored in the state Capitol dealing with budget minutiae and relatively inexperienced legislative leaders.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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RuPaul wants a Drag Superstar, not an ordinary girl who gets lazy and gets bored.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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These guys have been touring for decades, never tiring of playing the hits even while steadily putting out albums full of new material.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle sustains this tiring play style by deploying a 10-man rotation, allowing his players to stay fresh throughout high-intensity games.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Ava is bored out of her mind and desperate to get to work.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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With a drill bit almost as tall as himself, one of the volunteers bored a hole and dropped in a measuring tape with fold-out brass arms at its end.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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For their big milestone, the twins wore dark blue caps and gowns with matching white asymmetrical cocktail dresses underneath, posing for photos with their classmates, friends and family members while holding flowers and their diplomas.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Boul was literally with his current come up wearing MY jewelry.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Some of them wanted to dance, some spent time with their families, others just looked exhausted.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But now, a quieter trend is taking hold in exhausted households nationwide: revenge meals.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Parents,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Belief that your institution is exempt from the hard, functional and often boring parts of the job leads to a slow decline.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Organizations that foster a culture of self-compassion can empower their employees to better navigate stress, maintain their well-being, and - perhaps boring but no less important - adhere to safety protocols.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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In addition to strong currents, water temperatures are cold following a dip in temperatures earlier this week, which could tire swimmers out even sooner.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Colleen Lanin, who writes the travel blog Colleen Travels Between and has been covering family travel for 16 years, suggests tiring the kids out with exercise before boarding.—
Elaine Glusac,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Weary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weary. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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