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as in to weaken
to diminish the physical strength of
I don't want our walk to tire you too much
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as in to bore
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
this long dry lecture will tire the audience if you don't insert some jokes into it
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes
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Recent Examples of tire
During the first few weeks after surgery, your eyelids are likely to tire faster than usual.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 June 2025
But a one out error in the seventh gave Mater Dei an opening as Manning began to tire.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Incoming waves in rapid succession can tire even an experienced swimmer quickly.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
The bucket full of cleaning products includes glass cleaning wipes, an interior detailer spray, a car wash and wax for the exterior, wheel and tire cleaner and microfiber cleaning cloths.
—Christopher Murray
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 June 2025
But a one out error in the seventh gave Mater Dei an opening as Manning began to tire.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Incoming waves in rapid succession can tire even an experienced swimmer quickly.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
The bucket full of cleaning products includes glass cleaning wipes, an interior detailer spray, a car wash and wax for the exterior, wheel and tire cleaner and microfiber cleaning cloths.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tire
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Also in the Pacific, Tropical Depression Iona, over 1,400 miles west of Honolulu, continued weakening as it was expected to cross the International Date Line on Saturday, according to a hurricane center advisory.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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The job market weakened sharply during the late spring and early summer as President Trump's tariffs began to take effect.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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Traditional charity films often swing between two extremes: earnestness that bores or sensationalism that exploits.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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There’s a reason the Chiefs’ offense has put so much time and effort into it, rather than throw up their hands after last year’s time and effort bore little fruit.—
Sam McDowell
Updated July 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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For her first walk down the aisle, Mel B wore a custom ivory gown designed by Josephine Scott.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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But their sticky melodies and hooks always wore the touch of pop, too.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Aug. 2025
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The Diamondbacks did not waste getting their first two runners on in the bottom of the first inning or their first three runners on in the bottom of the second inning.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Engineers were wasting hours reconciling data, navigating different UIs and adapting workflows across tools that didn’t talk to each other.—
Leah Dodson,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Breaking up the wearying journey, devotees gather for outbreaks of extravagant revelry – ground-shaking music and dancing fueled by devotion, ganja and alcohol, as befits in their eyes Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and renewal, to whom the festival is dedicated.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Indeed, its scale and sprawl feel sensitively suited to a story expressly about the wearying duration and day-by-day pace of the recovery process, as well as a pointed rejoinder to industry conventions regarding which stories generally get to take up this much space.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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But state officials knew those ARPA dollars would be exhausted by 2026 and that using them to cover recurring expenses was a ticking fiscal time bomb, a huge hole that eventually would have to be filled some other way.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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The latter has now exhausted all medical-scientific solutions, facing a recurrence of cancer expected to be terminal.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 July 2025
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By then, Trump had softened his tariff stance and the markets had rebounded accordingly.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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On the campaign trail, the president spent time courting faith leaders throughout the country, often refusing to soften his language in those venues as well.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Palestinian local health authorities said at least 80 people had been killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes across the coastal enclave Aug. 3.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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On July 31, Islamic State, IS or ISIS, militants attacked one of the group’s checkpoints in the eastern Deir ez-Zour province, killing five of their troops.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tire. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.
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