tire of
phrasal verb
tired of; tiring of; tires of
: to become bored by (something) : to stop being interested in (something)
He soon tired of doing the same work every day.
She never tires of listening to music.
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Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 May 2025
As consumers tire of relentless micro-trends and the damage of fast fashion, a surprising aesthetic is quietly dominating social feeds in 2025: normcore.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Warner Bros was kicking the tires of this latest Cregger pic, but Sony isn’t letting this $1.2 billion-grossing franchise go.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Burmese pythons, imported to the U.S. as exotic pets, have established a similar invasive niche in the Everglades, released there by owners who tired of caring for them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 May 2025
As consumers tire of relentless micro-trends and the damage of fast fashion, a surprising aesthetic is quietly dominating social feeds in 2025: normcore.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Warner Bros was kicking the tires of this latest Cregger pic, but Sony isn’t letting this $1.2 billion-grossing franchise go.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Burmese pythons, imported to the U.S. as exotic pets, have established a similar invasive niche in the Everglades, released there by owners who tired of caring for them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Tire of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tire%20of. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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