as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
a long and tedious staff meeting
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Recent Examples of tedious
The film’s tedious narrative structure ultimately serves as an ill-fitting clothesline for a survey of cultural history.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
But that approach required a tedious manufacturing process that NASA hoped to avoid.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
When your team sees a tedious process handled automatically, skepticism transforms into curiosity.
—Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The Rip is slightly tedious and challengingly paced, but speaking Spanish in it is surely a little treat for Affleck as well as a jolt of excitement for us.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
But that approach required a tedious manufacturing process that NASA hoped to avoid.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
When your team sees a tedious process handled automatically, skepticism transforms into curiosity.
—Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The Rip is slightly tedious and challengingly paced, but speaking Spanish in it is surely a little treat for Affleck as well as a jolt of excitement for us.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tedious
Adjective
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Shopping on a budget doesn't have to be boring.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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For the boring old textbook reason of shifting interest rate differentials.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Sound routines, sound tennis mind Pegula says that travelling all over the globe as a part of the WTA’s tour season is exhilarating on a day-to-day basis, but can be tiring over the long haul.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But before continuing its schedule, the Heat has two days off to rest and recover from this tiring stretch on the road.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Some folks who were moving a little slow, some folks wanted to dilute the Canadiana or the Big C Canadian of it.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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In practice, the process is slow, burdensome, and uncertain.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What happens, though, when those excesses transcend the merely stupid, the merely unjust, to become existential?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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People who approve of ICE’s actions aren’t necessarily stupid or evil.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And that is gratifying after two episodes of somewhat dull table-setting.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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All in all, 2026 asks you to grow up without growing dull or losing your sense of wonder.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Thirty years of closure didn’t slow down progress Despite more than half a century of entertainment, the State Theatre closed in 1990 as other movie theaters started popping up and the mechanics of the building became weary.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
23 Jan. 2026
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Every imaginable class is on offer at the state-of-the-art fitness center and movement studios and weary muscles can be revived by hitting the Springhouse Circuit, which includes a salt room, cedar sauna, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, tepidarium, and cold plunge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Of the final contenders—Zaida the Afghan hound, Cookie the Maltese, JJ the Lhasa apso, Graham the Old English sheepdog, Cota the Chesapeake Bay retriever, Penny the Doberman pinscher, and Wager the smooth fox terrier—four-year-old Penny was crowned the year’s top dog.—
Poupay Jutharat,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 83-year-old senator has had multiple health issues over the past few years, including publicly freezing during a press conference in 2023 and falling ahead of a Senate vote in October 2025.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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These findings suggest that strong, organized magnetic fields may have been common in the early universe, especially in dusty starburst galaxies like Arp 220's ancient counterparts.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These Cabernets often deliver bold black currant, plum, and dark chocolate flavors, layered with savory iron, dusty spice, herbs, and mineral notes.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Tedious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tedious. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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