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as in weakens
to diminish the physical strength of
I don't want our walk to tire you too much
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as in bores
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 exhausts
to use up all the physical energy of
this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes
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Recent Examples of tires
Kenner said Thuja will only truly rest after a long session of training or searching, which tires out not only her body but also her brain.
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Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tires
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Restricting those channels weakens influence competitors have struggled to match.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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Iran’s government warned that any division at home over the deal weakens its negotiating position, and that those criticizing negotiators are taking aim at a national decision.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The caterpillar bores into the stem through a tiny hole and tunnels inside the plant destroying tissue.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
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For instance, if a textbook bores you, try watching a documentary!—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.—
Jenny Odell,
Longreads,
2 June 2026
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If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Apr. 2026
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General Daily Insight for June 16, 2026 Gentle energy softens edges and opens kind choices.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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Virgo August 23 – September 22 When heart softens, career surprises feel workable.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2026
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Farrell, who also narrates in a soft voice, often wears a look of shy incomprehension, as if a beat behind in translating the world around him, a stranger in a strange land.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Non-inverter ACs feature simpler parts that are cheaper and easier to fix, but the stop-start cycle wears the mechanical parts out faster, so these air conditioners are more prone to frequent repairs and tend to have a shorter lifespan.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
18 June 2026
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Beth wastes no time shutting down the conversation.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Instead, Greenbaum, who did far better and smarter work with many of the same people in Too Funny to Fail and Will & Harper, wastes time on a voiceover device that’s too cutesy to be worth the effort and a three-act structure that’s more for the benefit of his editors than the audience.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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Originally, Shorty was out in the front yard for the very final moment, and the runaway rollercoaster from the beginning crashes into him and kills him.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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That extra molecule, according to the Cleveland Clinic, kills bacteria and removes stains.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Traditional materials capable of withstanding these conditions are dense, which hurts fuel economy.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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My son was defending himself, and that's what hurts so bad.—
Ken Molestina,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Tires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tires. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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