wearies

verb

present tense third-person singular of weary
1
as in bores
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous these constant complaints are really wearying me

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2
as in wears
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 Synonyms for wearies
  1. bores
  2. wears
  3. exhausts
  4. kills
  5. tires
  6. drains
Verb
  • As its name suggests, the beetle bores into trees, drilling tunnels to create breeding galleries.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of bores
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  • Linda Noskova wears Missoni shorts and a jacket and white leather trench by The Frankie Shop; Miista boots.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The Puch wears race-spec WP suspension forks sourced from a 1993 Aprilia RS 125 R Grand Prix racer, along with a single-sided swingarm from the same machine.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of wears
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  • That pretty much exhausts the points of agreement between the pro- and anti-Proposition 40 camps.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of occupying both sides with large cooling vents, air enters toward the front of the station and exhausts through the rear.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausts
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  • Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma, kills more than 8,000 Americans a year and in Connecticut, nearly 900 people will be diagnosed each year.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of kills
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  • While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
  • More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of tires
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  • Those surpluses initially built a miniscule reserve into a record-setting one, but they mainly have been used to shrink Connecticut’s hefty pension debt, a $30 billion-plus problem that still drains resources from other programs.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Since 2024, the Kanta Keepers cooperative has become integral to transporting waste between retailers and upcyclers, to maximize value and profit on every front, while improving flood resilience by keeping aisles and drains clear of waste.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of drains
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“Wearies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearies. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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