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
Cats usually tire themselves out and will be more amenable to being touched or petted.
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Joan Morris, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
The Patriots can go no-huddle to tire out the defense or dial up screens.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
With low energy levels and breathing challenges due to their brachycephalic structure, English bulldogs tend to tire easily.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Unlike bears and big cats, which kill their prey and then consume it, canines oftentimes tire their prey, bring it down, and start feasting on and around the hind quarters while the animal is still alive.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
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Joan Morris, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
The Patriots can go no-huddle to tire out the defense or dial up screens.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
With low energy levels and breathing challenges due to their brachycephalic structure, English bulldogs tend to tire easily.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Unlike bears and big cats, which kill their prey and then consume it, canines oftentimes tire their prey, bring it down, and start feasting on and around the hind quarters while the animal is still alive.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tire
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The finance minister’s comments come after Takaichi sent a fresh warning on Sunday that the government will be ready to take action amid a weakening yen and surging bond yields.—
Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Over the past day, the trough that was keeping the storm track far away from us here has weakened, allowing the track to be closer to us.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Their actions resulted in images that bore moral witness to what federal agents are doing in their city.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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No solitary timed runs that can bore the audience, like in alpine skiing and long-track speedskating.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Adding onto the wear-and-tear element was that Monday’s game was a back-to-back, one caused by Saturday’s matchup being postponed to Sunday after a federal immigration agent shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The suspect is described as a man about six feet tall, wearing a black hoodie and black pants.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The result is wasted energy, excess heat, and diminishing returns on efficiency improvements that once accompanied each generation of smaller transistors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Moments earlier, his goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin had been actively wasting time.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Even for those spared personal catastrophe, the broader atmosphere has been wearying; institutions strained, norms eroded, tempers short.—
Phillip Halpern,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Though their studio albums of the period all reached the top 20, the Dead were wearied by operating their own label, and Grateful Dead Records folded in late 1976.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2026
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On its upward climb, the SLS will quickly exhaust the fuel in all six of its first-stage engines, and they will be jettisoned, leaving only the rocket's upper stage and the Orion spacecraft to reach orbit.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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Add 1 large white onion, finely chopped, 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped, and a large pinch of kosher salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and translucent, 8–12 minutes.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The lower house in the Dutch parliament approved a plan to scrap bonus restrictions for most financial sector staff, a major step in softening a rule that has long been excoriated by the industry.—
Sarah Jacob,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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State television reported that Niger's forces responded quickly to the assault early Thursday, killing 20 of the attackers and arresting 11 others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Banfield took the stand in his own defense, acknowledging the affair with Peres Magalhães that started in August 2022 but denied any plans to kill his wife.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tire. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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