as in boredom
the state of being bored
the tedium of spending a rainy afternoon trapped inside the house
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Recent Examples of tedium
As the show progresses, the book morphs into a potent examination of self-objectification, of the existential tedium of work, and of the disorientation produced by living in a world where what is genuine and what is performance are difficult to disentangle.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Not necessarily the worst team, but just a season that was boring, devoid of news, etc. — Clint N.
While there are a few contenders, the 2013 season stands alone for tedium and banality.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 July 2025
GitHub's Copilot reduces the tedium of writing boilerplate functions by autocompleting repetitive code patterns.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
One of the lenses through which tech leaders view their plans for success should be balancing talent and tedium.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Not necessarily the worst team, but just a season that was boring, devoid of news, etc. — Clint N.
While there are a few contenders, the 2013 season stands alone for tedium and banality.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 July 2025
GitHub's Copilot reduces the tedium of writing boilerplate functions by autocompleting repetitive code patterns.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
One of the lenses through which tech leaders view their plans for success should be balancing talent and tedium.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tedium
boredom
Noun
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The children of this era would go on to lead the next affective era in the form of the 1960s—which in many ways were a fight against this boredom, a call to reclaim the excitement of communalism, of revolution, of queerness and chaos.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Your kid might not otherwise disclose these issues—but framing them around boredom (which is easier to talk about than, say, loneliness) can let you in on what's really going on in their day.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Tedium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tedium. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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