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as in tiring
to use up all the physical energy of
the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them
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Recent Examples of fatiguing
Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
My friend was in course of opening up his country house unassisted, and after a fatiguing day discovered that the only practical bed was a child’s affair— long enough but scarcely wider than a crib.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Grand Luna has an unprecedented high-frequency extension that goes as high as 30kHz, while remaining smooth, non-fatiguing, and eliminating harshness or sibilance thanks to Campfire’s acoustic engineering.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
The 4493 won the gig because of its technical specifications as well as its beguiling sound, which can draw out plenty of nuance in the music without fatiguing the listener’s ears.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Whereas simple sound effects may be fatiguing and lack meaning, musical feedback is a way to enrich the rehabilitation experience and tap into humans’ natural affinity for moving to the beat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2022
Adjective
But the most mentally fatiguing aspect, the work found, was having to constantly supervise the AI tools, with some employees overseeing multiple AI agents performing different tasks at the same time.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
My friend was in course of opening up his country house unassisted, and after a fatiguing day discovered that the only practical bed was a child’s affair— long enough but scarcely wider than a crib.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Grand Luna has an unprecedented high-frequency extension that goes as high as 30kHz, while remaining smooth, non-fatiguing, and eliminating harshness or sibilance thanks to Campfire’s acoustic engineering.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
This will be his fourth NBA team in a fatiguing three-year stretch.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
The 4493 won the gig because of its technical specifications as well as its beguiling sound, which can draw out plenty of nuance in the music without fatiguing the listener’s ears.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Whereas simple sound effects may be fatiguing and lack meaning, musical feedback is a way to enrich the rehabilitation experience and tap into humans’ natural affinity for moving to the beat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatiguing
Adjective
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Jude isn’t particularly fond of Bucharest, which is traffic-clogged, bedevilled by corruption, and generally exhausting.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Their lack leaves us too much time to grow weary of Tara — whose unraveling under pressure is understandable, yet has an effect on the viewer more exhausting than empathy-inducing.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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These design aspects allow users to operate it for extended periods without tiring or switching between different power outlets.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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This helps each step feel lighter and easier, diminishing fatigue and letting the wearer venture out farther without tiring.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Long periods of socializing, like a weeklong conference, can feel far more draining than shorter events.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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By aligning strategic work with those rhythms, productivity can feel more natural and less draining.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Larsson looked like an angelfish in the light, wearing a flowy purple two-piece that bared her midriff, as the tabloids used to say.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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For the second time this spring, Holmes was photographed wearing a pair of cropped ankle jeans of the wide-leg variety.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Suspect faces numerous charges Prosecutors say Greene fired multiple shots into a crowd of people, killing Kaori and injuring her 2-year-old brother.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Russian strikes hit more than a half-dozen areas of Ukraine behind the front line from Tuesday to Wednesday, killing an 8-year-old boy in the central Cherkasy region and a woman who was in a kiosk near a bus stop that was hit in southern Zaporizhzhia, according to Zelenskyy and local officials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Cobain had struggled for years with depression, substance abuse issues and a debilitating, unexplained stomach ailment.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Living with long COVID Long COVID is often very debilitating, Walkes said.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the growth was slightly slower than economists expected, and a measure of prices accelerated at its fastest pace since 2022 in a potentially discouraging signal for inflation.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Both hosts often wept as Guthrie described her emotional journey through the increasingly discouraging investigation into her mother’s whereabouts.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Fatiguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatiguing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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