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Adjective
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For all its virtues, Galvagnon tells me the journey to build Captain Arctic was wearisome.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026 -
But some in the party have zeroed in on less talked-about elections, in presidential battlegrounds and ruby-red states around the country, that could prove less costly and have a far-reaching impact at a time when the Democratic brand has grown wearisome with some voters.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the comments were ad hominem, tiresome and familiar.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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This could all easily get tiresome quite quickly, but the director has a light touch thanks to his poppy, direct style — colorful close-ups, broad line deliveries, simple cuts.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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The transfer window’s evolution into its own industrial content complex has been long and tedious, a collective frothing at the mouth curated by media, clubs, fans, agents and aggregator accounts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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For the majority of its two-plus hours, Iron Lung feels like watching someone else play an unbearably tedious game.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Operose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operose. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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