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as in to drill
to make a hole or series of holes in
some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard
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as in to weary
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death
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Recent Examples of bore
Brittany Loggins, SELF, 8 Apr. 2025
This strategy worked for him for about 10 years—and then began to bore him silly.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
And Bellingham has become a petulant bore in terms of his ego and mouth.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Verb
With 3,800 vegetarian recipes to choose from, there’s a huge library at your fingertips (so you’ll never be bored).
—Brittany Loggins, SELF, 8 Apr. 2025
This strategy worked for him for about 10 years—and then began to bore him silly.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
At the Fundy Discovery Site, tourists can witness a tidal bore, or a wave that moves upstream in a river.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
And Bellingham has become a petulant bore in terms of his ego and mouth.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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When one person in a group yawns, others yawn, too, in a contagious reaction.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some of us have been writing about the plight of Palestinians under their own rulers for decades — the struggle of Palestinian journalists to write freely; the tragedy of gay Palestinians seeking to live freely — only to be met with a collective yawn.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Blame it on post-nasal drip, that lovely sensation of mucus sliding down the back of your throat.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
2 May 2025
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The legendary outfit doesn’t claim a massive discography, and in the decades since the group disbanded, the steady drip of additional content has remained small.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Your confidence will further be bolstered by three ride modes (Road, Rain, and Sport) and rider safety features including ABS, traction control, drag torque slip control, and tire pressure monitoring.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 May 2025
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That reliability also applies to the challenges, and the Girl Group Challenge has become an undeniable staple of drag entertainment.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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