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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And in July 2024, a man was charged with slashing the tires of 17 Waymo cars in San Francisco.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 June 2025
The back right tire of Giron’s 1999 Ford Ranger blew out around 7:50 p.m. near mile marker 64 of southbound I-77, Casey said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
The days-long raid around Bakersfield sparked outrage after video circulated of agents slashing the tires of a gardener who was a citizen on his way to work, and raised fears those tactics could become the new norm in the largely agricultural area.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Harry Maguire guided the ball home into the opposite corner of the net and sent Old Trafford potty, putting the exclamation mark on the kind of come-from-behind triumph that Manchester United fans will surely never tire of reliving.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 June 2025
The back right tire of Giron’s 1999 Ford Ranger blew out around 7:50 p.m. near mile marker 64 of southbound I-77, Casey said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
The days-long raid around Bakersfield sparked outrage after video circulated of agents slashing the tires of a gardener who was a citizen on his way to work, and raised fears those tactics could become the new norm in the largely agricultural area.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Harry Maguire guided the ball home into the opposite corner of the net and sent Old Trafford potty, putting the exclamation mark on the kind of come-from-behind triumph that Manchester United fans will surely never tire of reliving.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Tire of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tire%20of. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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