fed up

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Recent Examples of fed up Crosby hit Cousins’ arm twice during a team period, and, after the second incident, the usually mild-mannered quarterback was fed up. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Whether magicians, thieves, or just fed up citizens, somebody has made an entire city’s worth of ALPRs vanish in the night. Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 Smith believes that progressive candidates’ wins show that the base is fed up with the more conventional approach put forth by establishment Democrats. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 This strategy was most convincingly implemented in 1997 on Monhegan Island, off the coast of Maine, where residents fed up with Lyme disease hired a sharpshooter to cull all of the deer. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fed up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
  • The new owners took over the keys to a tired and decaying club in the spring and have since overseen a summer renovation that has stretched from assembling a new first-team squad to restoring hot water to Hillsborough.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Despite all that staying power, glycerin and hyaluronic acid keep the full-coverage formula from feeling dry, while caffeine gives tired undereyes a brightening, de-puffing assist.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Those who love history will never grow bored in Georgetown, a place filled with museums and historical sites.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • If teachers gear their lessons to the least advanced, the advanced students are bored.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The American people are sick and tired of mediocrity.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • But consumers are growing sick and tired of searching for games, only to reach for their wallets.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20up. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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