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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Naperville native Molly Shaw never tires of playing AVP Tour matches at Oak Street Beach.
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Boards and CEOs will tire of paying for acquisitions that fail to deliver long-term value.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adrian Guerrero, a U.S. citizen, slashed the tire of a government vehicle during the clash at the immigration courthouse on 100 Montgomery Street, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The United States might start to see itself as others do—self-righteous, hypocritical, futile—tire of its own platitudes and lies, and consider a change.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Boards and CEOs will tire of paying for acquisitions that fail to deliver long-term value.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adrian Guerrero, a U.S. citizen, slashed the tire of a government vehicle during the clash at the immigration courthouse on 100 Montgomery Street, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The United States might start to see itself as others do—self-righteous, hypocritical, futile—tire of its own platitudes and lies, and consider a change.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Tire of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tire%20of. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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