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tired

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verb

past tense of tire
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Recent Examples of tired
Adjective
Once the cortisol crash happens, coffee drinkers can feel even more tired in the afternoon. Erin Hooker Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026 Snoring, tossing and waking up tired can feel like ordinary adult life. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
Fellow striker Ricardo Pepi tired out the Australian back line all day. Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tired
Adjective
  • Phoenix Henrichsen, who made his first court appearance with scraggly long hair and looking exhausted, appeared Monday neatly groomed, with his hair pulled back in a bun.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As hundreds of exhausted migrants head back to Morocco and others vow to stay, residents describe a city upended by clashes, military deployments and a deeply unsettled border.
    Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • What to Do In the four seasons of Speculator, there’s no reason to get bored.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Salting the Tomatoes for Sandwiches Tomato sandwiches are a staple lunch at grandma’s during summertime, and bored kiddos tend to love chipping in.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
Adjective
  • Despite their outer appearances and oftentimes stereotyped personalities, the ladies embrace each other’s depths and contradictions.
    Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026
  • This is a directed, stereotyped behavior in which the highest-resolution region of the somatosensory surface is brought to bear on the object requiring the most detailed analysis.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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  • Except that the original ideas about the fundamental value of basic research have only been confirmed during this period, not weakened.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But his father had come home later than usual, and his resolve had steadily weakened.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Though their studio albums of the period all reached the top 20, the Dead were wearied by operating their own label, and Grateful Dead Records folded in late 1976.
    Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In a clip posted to her Instagram Stories, the Duchess of Sussex wore her pajamas while cooking breakfast as music played in the background.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Enter for a chance to win one of 10 MERIT Signature Lip Blush lipsticks in Archival—the same shade the ballet icon wore at the Met Gala.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Democrats are pressing for a House ethics probe and weighing new investments behind union ironworker Brian Poindexter, betting scandal-weary voters in Trump-friendly northeast Ohio may be ready for change.
    Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The latest data suggests that the path to relief for inflation-weary Americans remains uncertain.
    Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • Veterinarians for famed Big Bear bald eagle Jackie, who was found sick and on the ground weeks ago, still don’t know what’s wrong with her.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • What stays with me is not just what happened when my father got sick, but what didn’t happen before.
    Guy Leitersdorf, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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“Tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tired. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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