as in tiresome
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Adjective
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Being different or unique for the sake of attention getting is tiresome when an agent is reading dozens of queries at a time.—
Kate McKean
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025 -
Mike’s kvetching gets tiresome, but the movie zooms along with whiplash speed.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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The more pleasant environment, which was planned in consultation with dispatchers, includes noise dampening, an on-site gym, and private spaces to decompress from stressful incidents.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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After all, millennials on Facebook arguably invented birthday posting culture (and stressful birthday comparisons along with it).—
Anna North,
Vox,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Allegations against Combs are deeply troubling, extending far beyond sensationalized narratives of wild parties.—
Liz Roberts,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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While an uptick in earnings is a good sign, the overall report is troubling, especially regarding employment.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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To help out, the police send over a troubled (or troublesome?) detective, Michelle Calderone (Jurnee Smollett).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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According to Brennan, the most troublesome law enforcement officers were 5,000 men deputized by the U.S. marshal.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Their venom, similar to a bee’s or wasp’s, results in a painful, itchy pustule or blister on the skin.—
Gareth McGrath,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Once Schaefer’s emotional moment was done, the rest of the conversations ranged from mildly awkward to borderline painful.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Starting And Stopping An Intelligence Explosion There are additional controversies in this worrisome basket.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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California has seen more measles cases this year than all of 2024 The worrisome development comes as the nation is suffering its largest outbreak of the super-infectious disease in decades.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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If that happens, the rest of his offensive game could fall apart.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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In addition to forming a formidable tandem with defensive partner Brent Seabrook, Keith was an offensive X-factor for the Hawks.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The recent Norwegian movie Handling the Undead uses zombies as a profoundly upsetting exploration of grief.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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An arson task force announced that the incident had nothing to do with Moore, upsetting Johnson.—
Alexis Okeowo,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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“Distractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distractive. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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