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verb

past tense of weary

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Recent Examples of wearied
Verb
Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearied
Adjective
  • One way to discourage the habit would be to keep yourself from becoming overly tired.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • Many of those creators can no longer command the same fees from brands, and more often than not their followers are tired of the same old content.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • The former Spice Girl — who went viral for her bored reaction to England’s winning goal in the team’s quarterfinal victory over Norway on July 11 — hugged her husband after England scored, as seen on the Fox broadcast.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • After all, cell phone novels do provide a window into the millennial psyche (bored, online) during a couple of lost decades.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Players were exhausted after nearly two years of shifting restrictions and the stress of constantly facing the possibility of solitary confinement in a foreign city.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • While the use of subpoena power against journalists has always been highly controversial, officials in past administrations sometimes justified it by arguing it was used as a last resort, after other investigative avenues were exhausted.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • The latest data suggests that the path to relief for inflation-weary Americans remains uncertain.
    Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The impressive lift provided by the thick insoles effectively absorbs impact, so your legs don’t become weary after long hours of walking.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • For the outing, Cox wore a black swimsuit paired with a gray cover-up, black sunglasses and a black hat.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • During one scene, Einbinder — dressed in a replica of a black dress Gyllenhaal wore in the original film — acted out an explicit orgasm as described in the script, breaking character in the middle of the scene to double over laughing.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • At age 12, Collinson ran his first mile for Running 4 Heroes, a nonprofit that honors, through one-mile runs, first responders and K9s injured or killed in the line of duty, while also providing support through fundraising and community initiatives.
    Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • Israel responded with an intense aerial and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip, where more than 73,000 people have been killed, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says.
    Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Still, these legal battles and the year of strikes drained the UMWA financially.
    Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • The soil is just as dense, heavy, and poorly drained as ever.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026

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“Wearied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearied. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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