as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I was completely bored during that speech
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as in drilled
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 wearied
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 bored
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
In 2017, Prince George appeared visibly bored during the festivities, resting his hand on his face while on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
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Staff Author,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Sydney Pulaski,
Glamour,
8 May 2026
After being bored and bopped to death by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, Sunday proved to be a breath of fresh air, at least as far as pace goes.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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Adjective
Its inventors were bored Ivy Leaguers who played it while waiting for the results of the annual Harvard-Yale football game.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
In 2017, Prince George appeared visibly bored during the festivities, resting his hand on his face while on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
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Staff Author,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Verb
Getting bored with rewearing the same pair of jeans over and over again?
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Sydney Pulaski,
Glamour,
8 May 2026
After being bored and bopped to death by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, Sunday proved to be a breath of fresh air, at least as far as pace goes.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.
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So tired and anxious and stressed.
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DeLuca, who also homered on Friday in his first game back from injury, drilled a towering ball into the left field stands off Orlando Ribalta (0-1) with one out to bring home Yandy Diaz to put the Rays in front.
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The exchange came about a minute after Clark drilled a 3-pointer in Reese's face.
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With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.
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During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.
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Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina.
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Though their studio albums of the period all reached the top 20, the Dead were wearied by operating their own label, and Grateful Dead Records folded in late 1976.
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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.
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Once the water boils, add the florets and cook until the largest pieces can be easily pierced with a knife, 8 to 12 minutes.
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As Pino sobbed, family members of Lucy Fernandez squeezed into the wood courtroom pews behind Adams while Pino’s supporters sat behind him.
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Almost the entire population of Gaza, more than 2 million people, has been squeezed into vast, squalid tent cities dependent on international aid.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the National Mall fixture has turned an algae green (this often happens after it is drained for maintenance).
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Rumors swirled that Lachlan and his Scottish country mates — the traveling pep squad known as the Tartan Army — had drained the pub of all its beer on Sunday night.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bored. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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