droner

noun

Definition of dronernext
as in bore
someone or something boring the movie turned out to be a droner

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  1. bore
  2. drip
  3. yawn
Noun
  • The bore heading eastbound into Chinatown will close for about seven months, with one lane of traffic open in each direction in the other bore.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the green packages bore stickers featuring the soccer star, who plays as a striker for Manchester City and the Norwegian national team.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bore
Noun
  • By five years — with local jurisdictions setting specific timelines — homeowners would have to clear all vegetation from within a foot of a home, or out to the edge of the drip line under eaves if that’s a greater distance.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But there is a steady drip of research showing that AI is job-destructive at the edges.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of drip
Noun
  • Livestream cameras at Alaska’s Katmai National Park recently spotted the distinctive brown bear cub (Ursus arctos) sitting in the grass (and giving a little yawn), according to Popular Science.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The results are only so-so as Tony Stark tussles with PTSD, criminally underused antagonist Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and yawn-worthy villain Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce).
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of yawn
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“Droner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droner. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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