operose

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operose
Adjective
  • The prospect of yet another adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel might seem wearisome, as there have been nearly 200 filmic versions of the tale already.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
  • In doing so, the latter half of the series becomes wearisome and dull.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • Being different or unique for the sake of attention getting is tiresome when an agent is reading dozens of queries at a time.
    Kate McKean June 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
  • Mike’s kvetching gets tiresome, but the movie zooms along with whiplash speed.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • What used to take hours, days, or weeks, or be accomplished with tedious workflows and expensive SaaS tools, can now be achieved within minutes.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • The biggest downside of the experience is that some of the admin tools can be tedious to manage.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
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“Operose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operose. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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