weariness

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Recent Examples of weariness Then there were the struggling players who had no weariness excuse. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 But John Bravender, a weather service warning coordination meteorologist, said 2026 has yielded a different type of weariness in Hawaii. — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Speaking after Chelsea’s 3-2 win over Fulham on Monday, manager Xabi Alonso betrayed some weariness at the lack of closure. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 This global phenomenon, seen in Japan's rising yields, suggests market weariness. — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 War weariness on the rise Ukrainian experts say the logic of hitting largely consumer targets is in part retribution for analogous Russian attacks, and that disrupted supply chains affect the military as well. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026 There’s a desperation in his voice, a weariness that evokes bad nights’ sleep and endless doomscrolling, but there’s also a delicacy to his performance, a gentleness that has precedent in his catalog but still feels new. — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026 This echoes his late father’s signature weariness of US negotiators, an Iran expert told CNN. — Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 As progressive Democrats use weariness of war in Iran and skepticism of big money to keep driving voters away from AIPAC, however, other sectors of the party are getting dragged down. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weariness
Noun
  • Security by exhaustion The internet is held together with shoestring and bubblegum.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Change fatigue is a state of exhaustion workers may experience after going through many changes at their employer.
    — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Cooke samples an absorbing range of hoaxes, from the college students who convinced the world that an imaginary Scotsman had invented the electric toaster to the Chinese housewife who fabricated an entire war out of boredom.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And from that boredom, a different kind of will, the willfulness that accompanies a need to destroy that happiness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Indeed, even after modern jeans were invented in the late 19th century, denim continued to be used to make such apparel as work jackets, prison uniforms, naval fatigues, and jumpsuits.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But many live with fatigue, weakness, brain fog and other symptoms for months or years before a deficiency is caught.
    — Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Weariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weariness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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