tire of
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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As the top marketing and strategy officer for Lumen Technologies, Ryan Asdourian never tires of seeing his company’s name atop the Seattle Seahawks stadium, Lumen Field.
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Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 10 June 2026
Screws that fell off a truck on Highway 285 lodged into the tires of dozens of vehicles.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Why does your heart never tire of beating (about 100,000 times every 24 hours)?
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Iranian officials never tire of saying that the country has twice been attacked by the US in the last year while negotiations were ongoing.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
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Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 10 June 2026
Screws that fell off a truck on Highway 285 lodged into the tires of dozens of vehicles.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Why does your heart never tire of beating (about 100,000 times every 24 hours)?
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Iranian officials never tire of saying that the country has twice been attacked by the US in the last year while negotiations were ongoing.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
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“Tire of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tire%20of. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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