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to make a hole or series of holes in
- some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard
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verb (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of bore (Entry 2 of 3)
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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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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