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Adjective
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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 -
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Naked dressing can be so tiresome … and missing the point is never on trend.—
Alison Edmond,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
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Their callousness about Julian has become tiresome.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Who among us hasn’t put off icky things such as a tedious work assignment, a fridge deep clean or a difficult conversation?—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 Jan. 2026
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But implementing tariffs to replace the IEEPA levies would be tedious.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Operose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operose. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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