weary of
phrasal verb
wearied of; wearying of; wearies of
: to become bored by (something) : to stop being interested in (something)
He quickly wearied of answering their questions.
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But turnout has been persistently low, months of horse-trading to form a government are likely to follow, and voters are weary of high levels of corruption.
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Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Both men are calling the shots for the CBI, though Diamond is growing weary of Tommy's secretive decisions.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The whole town seemed weary of the search.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Former Chicago mayor and ambassador Rahm Emanuel made the point to us the other day that the Gaza ceasefire came about in no small measure because both ordinary Israeli and Palestinian people, weary of war, pressured leaders to make a deal those leaders did not really want to make.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
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Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Both men are calling the shots for the CBI, though Diamond is growing weary of Tommy's secretive decisions.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The whole town seemed weary of the search.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Former Chicago mayor and ambassador Rahm Emanuel made the point to us the other day that the Gaza ceasefire came about in no small measure because both ordinary Israeli and Palestinian people, weary of war, pressured leaders to make a deal those leaders did not really want to make.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Weary of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weary%20of. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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