as in wearisome
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Adjective
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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
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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
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Mike’s kvetching gets tiresome, but the movie zooms along with whiplash speed.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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