bores 1 of 3

plural of bore
as in yawns
someone or something boring for once, the graduation speaker wasn't a real bore

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bores

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of bore

bores

3 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of bore

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Recent Examples of bores
Noun
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
Verb
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
drips
Noun
  • Those bright white tees seem to be absolute stain magnets attracting coffee drips, spaghetti sauce spots, and salad dressing splashes.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Hydration clinics, combined with the growing number of med spas offering intravenous vitamin drips, skin care and cosmetic procedures, have ballooned into a $15 billion wellness industry in recent years, according to the American Med Spa Association.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Bores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bores. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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