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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
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
Ferm Living’s Danish influence extends to their throw pillows, which are classic but far from boring.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
Holly Yan, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The show’s one and only joke is that the story is played more or less straight and true to the language of soap operas with pregnant pauses, cheesy music cues, and melodramatic reveals — which is funny for a few scenes before turning into a laughless bore.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Verb
There's nothing boring about this bob.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
Ferm Living’s Danish influence extends to their throw pillows, which are classic but far from boring.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
The circumstances of his arrest bore similarities to his May 2017 arrest, after which prescription drugs were found in his system – including hydrocodone.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The show’s one and only joke is that the story is played more or less straight and true to the language of soap operas with pregnant pauses, cheesy music cues, and melodramatic reveals — which is funny for a few scenes before turning into a laughless bore.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore
Noun
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Dogs may lick their lips, yawn, stiffen or turn away.—
Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
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More than 27,000 racers rose before dawn this morning to yawn, stretch and don their gear to take on the iconic streets of Los Angeles today during the 2026 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Hand watering or drip irrigation is recommended for trees and native vegetation planted within the last three years.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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Avoid overhead sprinklers and choose soaker hoses, drip irrigation, or hand-watering so that water is delivered low and slow and reaches the roots.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs, in the bubble gum-pink Powder Room, Shahniani keeps his drag costumes, made by his favorite dressmaker, Kelsey Swarthout, who uses upcycled Disney sheets in her designs.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Most of these use a hand crank to churn, which can be a novelty at first, but a drag as the process wears on.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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