as in bores
someone or something boring
that book is totally dullsville—you'll be asleep by page three
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Noun
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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
Noun
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Brushed with a maltose syrup glaze, the ducks roast in a custom oven over a water bath, where fat drips into water instead of flames, keeping the meat moist and the smoke clean.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Put foil or a baking sheet underneath to catch drips.—
Julie Harans,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Dullsvilles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullsvilles. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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