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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
Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Crime-scene investigators bored holes and pulled out a succession of neat plastic packages containing razors, saw blades, handcuff keys, and security bits.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Restaging the experience meant showing consumers what was once believed as the only way was simply a level of mediocrity bore from never asking for more.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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For instance, if a textbook bores you, try watching a documentary!
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Crime-scene investigators bored holes and pulled out a succession of neat plastic packages containing razors, saw blades, handcuff keys, and security bits.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
These changes allowed the team to push performance higher without reducing the bore size, a key requirement for user experiments.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Restaging the experience meant showing consumers what was once believed as the only way was simply a level of mediocrity bore from never asking for more.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore
Noun
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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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With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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The loud lime shade is fitting for a vibrant party, while the wax construction prevents drips, so the area stays clean and safe all night.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Apply the fertilizer to the tree’s drip line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
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Born into a family of drag racers, Headrick grew up frequenting a track about 30 minutes from his childhood home in Braidwood, Ill.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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In Tuscawilla, motorcycles are using the main drag, Winter Springs Boulevard, as a drag strip!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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