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as in drills
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 wearies
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 bores
Michelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
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Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Anyone who thinks English Heritage sites are run by bores is in for a surprise.
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Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
The researchers plan to expand their study to a larger number of boreholes, including water bores, to understand the full scope of the issue better nd find more opportunities to reduce emissions.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
The times for the day’s bores are listed outside the visitor center, but on this mid-September day, birds began flocking around the banks of the Salmon River, announcing the bore’s arrival.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Feb. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
For instance, if a textbook bores you, try watching a documentary!
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Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
The invasive beetle bores into wood and kills ash trees by eating tissues under the bark.
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Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
But the patient, grinding work of peace implementation typically bores him.
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Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
In the film, one glowing maggot scores an oversized moth, wraps it up, then bores through its eye before eating its living brain.
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Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
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Michelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Anyone who thinks English Heritage sites are run by bores is in for a surprise.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
The researchers plan to expand their study to a larger number of boreholes, including water bores, to understand the full scope of the issue better nd find more opportunities to reduce emissions.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
The times for the day’s bores are listed outside the visitor center, but on this mid-September day, birds began flocking around the banks of the Salmon River, announcing the bore’s arrival.
—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
The caterpillar bores into the stem through a tiny hole and tunnels inside the plant destroying tissue.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
For instance, if a textbook bores you, try watching a documentary!
—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
The invasive beetle bores into wood and kills ash trees by eating tissues under the bark.
—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
But the patient, grinding work of peace implementation typically bores him.
—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
In the film, one glowing maggot scores an oversized moth, wraps it up, then bores through its eye before eating its living brain.
—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bores
Noun
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On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class.
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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.
Verb
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He is hyperfocused on details and drills home teaching points relentlessly.
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The two countries conducted joint nuclear forces drills earlier this month.
Verb
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Meta announced its new set of smart glasses priced at $299, undercutting some of its earlier models as the company pushes to bring wearables to a broader audience.
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When an agent moves money inside a payments platform, alters a record in a hospital network or pushes code into production, the damage is harder to contain.
Verb
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Kenner said Thuja will only truly rest after a long session of training or searching, which tires out not only her body but also her brain.
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Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.
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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.
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Next Health’s most popular IV membership, at $299 a month, bundles two IV drips, two vitamin shots and monthly access to cryotherapy, infrared LED, hyperbaric oxygen and body composition scans, which is a useful benchmark for how the membership math actually works at a mid-tier clinic.
Verb
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And who the f--- pierces a 12 year old?
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Lockwood’s music instills joy in listening, and such revitalized desire leaves your body freshly tender, sensitive to whatever pierces the ear.
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With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.
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At one point, the SUV squeezes past a traffic cone while making a left turn and narrowly avoids colliding with a large truck.
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Make sure to empty any excess water that drains into the saucer to keep the roots from getting soggy.
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If a demanding day drains you, take a short break before making a purchase.
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“Bores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bores. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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