tiredness

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Recent Examples of tiredness The Dane crashed in the final 20km of the stage — refusing to blame the impact of tiredness from the drugs test, though teammates, coaches, and fellow riders all named it a contributing factor — a reminder of how capricious the race can be. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 And with peak travel season underway, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness, headaches and nasty gastrointestinal symptoms. Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Coughing, wheezing, headaches, tiredness and chest pain can follow. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 July 2026 Sit still for hours, and blood flow to your brain dips slightly, but your brain notices the shortfall of oxygen and reads it as tiredness. Angela Haupt, Time, 14 July 2026 Mild compression, between eight to 15 mmHg, alleviates general discomfort and tiredness. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Many people assume tiredness is due to lack of sleep or stress. Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 23 June 2026 Moderna’s data showed no major safety issues although the shot did cause some temporary reactions including injection-site pain, fever, headache, tiredness and aches. Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 An extraordinary tiredness envelops my bones, rendering my senses into mush. Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiredness
Noun
  • In fact, the solar eclipse in Leo could shed light on everything from exhaustion and unconscious patterns to hidden resentments.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe, a Turing prize winner, reflected on building early networks and the challenge of digital exhaustion.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • But markets are showing signs of fatigue, after absorbing this flood of debt in such a short time, S&P warned, pointing out that hyperscalers are now paying a higher premium compared with yields on risk-free bonds.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The economic difficulties, energy blackouts, Internet restrictions, and general wartime fatigue have pushed Putin’s approval ratings from around 80 percent at the beginning of the year to 66 percent in mid-July.
    Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

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“Tiredness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiredness. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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