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as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
fell into bed wearied and desperate for sleep
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as in bored
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
wearied by her son's endless excuses for not having cleaned his room
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as in drained
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
these constant complaints are really wearying me
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as in exhausted
to use up all the physical energy of
a whole day of hard physical labor had thoroughly wearied her
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Recent Examples of wearied
Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
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For anyone who’s tired of layering in linen blankets and jute throw rugs, an accordion divider is another excellent option.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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Want a worker who always shows up, never says no, never gets sick, and can work without getting tired?—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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On a welcome muddy day in January — a warmish respite between polar vortexes and snowstorms — a small work crew hoisted 20-foot long steel pipes into a hole being bored hundreds of feet deep in the scraggly field across from Union Station in New Haven.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 Getting too bored is a bad idea at the moment.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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By fiscal year 2029-30, the district would have exhausted all of its reserve funding, the forecast states.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The statute also requires that the Pentagon have exhausted any alternative, less intrusive courses of action to mitigate the risk prior to making the supply chain risk finding.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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While the weary court composer is buried in the bureaucracy of state music, teaching scores of pupils, serving on endless committees and composing anthems and choral pieces, Mozart is dashing off works of startling originality while acting like a complete goofball.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Enter energetic young Cristian (Escobar) and his weary-faced father (Hugo Ramírez), unworldly out-of-towners in need of temporary accommodation near the city hospital where the boy’s mother is undergoing long-term cancer treatment.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ahmed wore a black T-shirt, flip-flops, and navy-blue gym shorts; his eyes darted around constantly.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Cattrall wore a chinoiserie print robe featuring fuzzy trim, pairing it with a statement belt, a black top, and matching pants.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Most of the time when these cartel leaders are captured or killed, there is generally no broader justice.—
Angélica Durán-Martínez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026
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The exchange of fire killed eight cartel members and wounded two soldiers, Trevilla said.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Huskies drained five 3-pointers in the third after hitting just four in the first half with Ziebell knocking down a pair in the final two minutes of the quarter.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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CEOs are struggling to switch off, Ko says, and making high-stakes decisions while their mental batteries are drained.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Wearied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearied. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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