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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
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
And anyone who wants something subtle but far from boring.
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Alexandra Malmed,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
They were worn down mile by mile, cold by cold, delay by delay until the army that existed at the end bore no resemblance to the one that had set out.
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Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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Verb
The caterpillar bores into the stem through a tiny hole and tunnels inside the plant destroying tissue.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
And anyone who wants something subtle but far from boring.
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Alexandra Malmed,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Noun
Those remains bore the marks of a skilled woodsman and ritual sadist.
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Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
They were worn down mile by mile, cold by cold, delay by delay until the army that existed at the end bore no resemblance to the one that had set out.
—
Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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The goal scorer then took an artful first touch before drilling it home.
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And, unfortunately, it's often drilled out of people.
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That lawsuit, in part, accuses City Attorney Miko Brown of pushing airport officials to investigate a charter airline's safety record -- not because of genuine safety concerns, but to create legal cover for a city council vote that put $90 million in federal grant money at risk.
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Regulatory scrutiny is also pushing the conversation.
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Bram, his husband, has a demanding job at a museum in Rotterdam and Arnold’s bitterness has grown wearying.
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Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina.
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Louis stole the show again at the coronation of his grandfather, King Charles III, in May 2023, letting out a long yawn amid the two-hour service.
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Markets, for the most part, greeted them with a yawn.
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The song’s spacious production lets its piercing saxophone riffs dissipate into silence, only for borderline obnoxious horns to swirl them back into rhythm.
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First responders found the woman conscious and alert after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder.
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Blend roasted red peppers with V8, and add Worcestershire sauce and freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice for a fresh alternative to bottled bloody mary mix.
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With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.
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Many swimmers who get in trouble tire themselves out trying to get back to the beach, lifeguards say.
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Fellow striker Ricardo Pepi tired out the Australian back line all day.
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For shoppers comparing options, the cheaper menu items at the same studios include standard IV drips and Restore’s $79 NAD+ bundle.
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Truly excellent drip coffee makers for the multiple mugs a day crowd from Technivorm, coffee grinders from Oxo, and travel cups from Zojirushi.
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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