as in tiring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
a wearying effort to sort through years of records
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as in boring
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
these constant complaints are really wearying me
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as in exhausting
to use up all the physical energy of
a whole day of hard physical labor had thoroughly wearied her
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Adjective
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In addition to her tiring routine of delivering disappointment, Hadoula also has to contend with her own troubles in the form of a vision of her deceased mother (Maria Protoppapa).—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025 -
Image Piloting a firefighting aircraft is sweaty, tiring work, Mr. Mattiacci said.—
Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Chiefs beat Texans 27-19, Is Kansas City being favorites getting boring?—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Chiefs beat Texans 27-19, Is Kansas City being favorites getting boring?—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Firefighters are still battling two monstrous wildfires that have burned for over a week as weary residents across Los Angeles County stayed alert for another round of Santa Ana winds on Wednesday.—
Sam Morgen,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Many were weary and broken, defiant and scared, calling relatives, listening for news of when the fires would be contained, trying to decide whether to rebuild or strike out for someplace new, a land not so tormented by overdevelopment and the dangerous designs of nature.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Randle has often been slow to close out on 3-point shooters and inattentive off the ball.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces have been slow to withdraw from their position in the southern part of Lebanon despite a Nov. 27 ceasefire deal that gave the Lebanese Army and the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon exclusive jurisdiction over the region.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Women and adults younger than 45 are more likely than men and older adults to say that moderate drinking is bad for health, as were Democrats and independents.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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On the day of the shooting, Nixon-Clark was 16 years and 9 months old, just shy of reaching legal status as an adult.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Dune: Part Two, another fantasy of third-world power struggle, is dull but dedicated to globalism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The cliché that Americans are stupid and lazy is as pernicious as the cliché that teenagers are, well, stupid and lazy.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In one corner, dozens of dusty bottles sat behind beanbag chairs, while a miniature trampoline lay turned on its side.—
River Akira Davis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, the 17-year-old makes this dusty trek twice per day, committed to perfecting his backhand on ground balls, creating separation between his upper and lower half on swings off the tee, and strengthening his already laser-like arm through a regimen of regular drills.—
Greg Presto,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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