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
The energy of dance, the rhythmic movements, and the respite from the noise and tedium of life, feed my soul.
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Austin American Statesman, 2 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
Boredom can sometimes feel like a bygone luxury in an age of screens and constant distractions—yet even with all the content in the world at our fingertips, tedium manages to creep in.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 29 May 2025
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Austin American Statesman, 2 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
Boredom can sometimes feel like a bygone luxury in an age of screens and constant distractions—yet even with all the content in the world at our fingertips, tedium manages to creep in.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tedium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tedium
boredom
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But parents from years past had fewer regulations, so kids were able to experience boredom, befriend kids their parents were unfamiliar with, and rebel in small ways outside of their parents purview (like stealing from Claire's or putting on layers of Nars blush in the 7th grade).—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dopamine loops from social media, games, and constant notifications have reduced their tolerance for boredom, focus and real-world interaction.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Tedium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tedium. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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