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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
Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
Travelers are increasingly bored with vacations built only around drinking, gambling and sitting by the pool.
—Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Darshak Sanghavi, STAT, 3 June 2026
But Lerner & Loewe bore twin messages with this show, one being about the power of sacrifice and the other being a pure testament to true love.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
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Verb
Patios, decks, stilts, eaves, and soffits are easy for carpenter bees to bore into, as these areas are often less disturbed or occupied than nearby wood.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
Travelers are increasingly bored with vacations built only around drinking, gambling and sitting by the pool.
—Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Noun
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
But Lerner & Loewe bore twin messages with this show, one being about the power of sacrifice and the other being a pure testament to true love.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore
Verb
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The crisis was certainly good for oil companies, but the really booming corner of the business was trading, not drilling; European majors outshone their US competitors in first-quarter earnings because of their robust trading desks.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
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Crews there working with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are drilling hundreds of feet into the ground this month to locate the chemicals' source.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The contrast between bright snowfields and deep shadows has always pushed displays to their limits, but on the G6, viewers can finally see the deep, rich blacks that the filmmakers originally intended.—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Bram, his husband, has a demanding job at a museum in Rotterdam and Arnold’s bitterness has grown wearying.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Markets, for the most part, greeted them with a yawn.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The close-up picture, which showcased Meeks' piercing blue eyes, endeared him to many despite his criminal past.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Players like Charlie Sifford (first Black player to earn a PGA Tour card), Lee Elder (first Black player in the Masters) and Calvin Peete (12 wins on the PGA Tour) are on the short list of African-Americans who pierced golf's racial barrier.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Profits are squeezed because of the RAM crisis and Samsung has responded with price increases and weaker deals.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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SpaceX argues that orbital data centers sidestep the land, water and power grid constraints squeezing terrestrial AI.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Verb
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In the Los Angeles Times, Seema Mehta and Nicole Nixon report that Steyer’s ability to appear everywhere ended up tiring out voters.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
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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.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Session length depends on the dose and the clinic’s protocol, which is why drips can take anywhere from a single hour to most of an afternoon.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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