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as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
I'm usually tired after a long day of working in the yard
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2
as in bored
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I'm sick and tired of your antics
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3
as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull
such tired phrases won't hold your reader's interest
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as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of
I don't want our walk to tire you too much
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as in wearied
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 wore
to use up all the physical energy of
this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes
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Recent Examples of tired
Laurie Sheck
july 2, Literary Hub, 2 July 2025
Back at the prison, Parker pops into Ezekiel’s cell to deliver his same old tired pitch.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Mowing Lawns Homeowners are usually away on vacation or are probably too tired to maintain their yards.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
But, in Dick’s opinion, Charlie grew tired of baseball’s daily grind.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
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Upon learning of their impending deportation, the children become gradually or sometimes suddenly very tired, then fall into a kind of extended sleep that lasts for months and often years.
—Laurie Sheck
july 2, Literary Hub, 2 July 2025
Back at the prison, Parker pops into Ezekiel’s cell to deliver his same old tired pitch.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Mowing Lawns Homeowners are usually away on vacation or are probably too tired to maintain their yards.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
But, in Dick’s opinion, Charlie grew tired of baseball’s daily grind.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
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After overseeing five issues in a nine-month tenure at the helm, an exhausted Johnson returned to American Medical News full time in 1990, and Chicago Times folded several months later.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The exhausted face of its owner, a tech executive ending another 14-hour workday, tells quite another.—
Pavi Theva,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Historians speculate that the first golfer was likely a shepherd who grew bored with his work one day, swung his crook and made contact with a rock that went flying.—
Miles Corwin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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If Rob and Ryan are struck by lightning, get bored, fall out, get sick or lose a court case, will Wrexham look so transcendent?—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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After dark, there’s a Midnight Snack cart delivering warm, comfort-food bites to weary red-eye travelers (because New York never sleeps, and neither do airport people).—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 June 2025
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But others may hear Xi Jinping’s call not as a rallying cry but as a weary echo of the past.—
JOSEPH TORIGIAN,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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Alaska, Michigan, and Maine are among the latest states with paid sick or family leave laws on the books.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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While the emphasis on ESG has softened, the focus on sustainable, scalable growth remains a guiding principle.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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McDermott has softened on those decisions recently.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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This hackneyed stance has turned his concert performances shrill and hollow.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 May 2025
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Yet these hackneyed qualities are minor aspects of a production that otherwise can be eye-opening and newly invigorating.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
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