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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
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk—the richest man in the world, but also maybe the most easily bored—seems to be bent on almost random destruction, lighting on one agency after another and leaving it in a shambles.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 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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Those who were bored came up with significantly more and more creative ideas than those in the control group.
—Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk—the richest man in the world, but also maybe the most easily bored—seems to be bent on almost random destruction, lighting on one agency after another and leaving it in a shambles.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore
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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Equipped with steam rooms, saunas and a two-lane lap pool, this polished space is gearing up for WorldPride with IV drips, HydraFacials, and eye and lip perks all available before the parade begins on June 7th.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In silvery grays and greens, with uneven salt drips and textured glazes that resemble the moon’s surface or, sometimes, an orange peel, Wilson wares are coveted both as objets d’art and for their extraordinary story of Black self-determination in the postwar South.—
Jacoba Urist,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
Noun
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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 25 May. 2025.
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