as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life
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Recent Examples of fed up
Across party lines, the American people are overwhelmingly fed up with rising drug costs and desperate for meaningful action out of Washington.
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Rep. Greg Murphy, M.d., MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Americans are increasingly fed up with the economy.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
For some Americans, fed up with the status quo, such destruction may seem exciting.
—Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
They’re just fed up of being helpless.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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Rep. Greg Murphy, M.d., MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Americans are increasingly fed up with the economy.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
For some Americans, fed up with the status quo, such destruction may seem exciting.
—Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
They’re just fed up of being helpless.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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New York fairgoers eventually grew tired of this, Pirro said.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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On the Blumarine spring 2026 runway in Milan on Friday, models tapped into their inner bohemian-fairy party girl personas with charcoal eyeliner smudged around their eyes, faded hues on their lips and tired waves in their hair.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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They are easily trained, thanks to how smart the breed is, but require plenty of mental stimulation to prevent them from getting bored.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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This adaptation of an Ibsen classic reimagines a bored Scandinavian newlywed into a lesbian love triangle and a whole lot of chaos.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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By that point, however, the players were growing sick and tired of a wildly popular coach who had the full support of GM Bob Gainey, and team owner Tom Hicks.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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He’s got a base, but there are all these polls that show the youth are really sick and tired.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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