as in tiring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
a wearisome lecture on civic responsibility
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Recent Examples of wearisome
But the film never achieves the heights of the classic actioners that clearly inspired it, and its overuse of familiar genre tropes (for once, can’t the main villain be uncharismatic, like so many in real life?) soon becomes wearisome.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Plus, a tiny bathroom with a lukewarm shower and scratchy towels can make even the best hotels feel wearisome rather than wonderful.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
The hybrid experience has grown wearisome since the binge-Zoom years of the pandemic.
—Steve Tengler, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Given the miserable performance of the Tom Brady-less New England Patriots, the Boston Bruins choking, and the wearisome Boston Red Sox losing, the Celtics have suddenly become the crown jewel of Boston sports.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Plus, a tiny bathroom with a lukewarm shower and scratchy towels can make even the best hotels feel wearisome rather than wonderful.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
The hybrid experience has grown wearisome since the binge-Zoom years of the pandemic.
—Steve Tengler, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Given the miserable performance of the Tom Brady-less New England Patriots, the Boston Bruins choking, and the wearisome Boston Red Sox losing, the Celtics have suddenly become the crown jewel of Boston sports.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearisome
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With the departure of disgraced co-creator Justin Roiland after the third season, the show has been steadily improving in quality, with a tremendous cast and some very funny done-in-one episodes that don't have the sometimes tiring cynicism of R&M.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, some Republicans have spoken out against her and recently reported that some administration officials are tiring of her, suggesting her influence is not unbridled.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lina had given up pretending to sleep; her parents were boring today.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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Others have called out the boring marketing campaign based around flogging variants in order for Swift to finally beat the record for the biggest opening sales week for a female artist in history (currently held by Adele, which she is likely projected to break).—
Bianca Davino,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a democracy that grows weary from tribal warfare, independence can be an act of public service and personal liberation.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Now, supporters react with weary resignation.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Losing is so deeply ingrained in the fabric of this franchise that every slow start has the potential to snowball.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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His administration has seen some success; inflation in Argentina eased this year to the slowest monthly pace in more than four years.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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When smart algorithms do stupid things But scratch beneath the surface, and the cracks start showing.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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America has funded the Ukrainian government, Ukrainian pensions, and Ukrainian businesses during this entire stupid war that America should have nothing to do with.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Transform your bathroom into a mini spa with the best Prime Day beauty devices, designed to target everything from stubborn hair, dull skin, barrier health, and more.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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While each of these events is fun and amps up the excitement around Halloween, one has to wonder if all the lead-up really does is dull the finale.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But that’s exactly what the 48-year-old CEO advises that Gen Zers today, who are struggling to get a footing and even getting fired months into new roles, should embrace.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
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Plan to clean the coils every 6 months, but every 3 months is recommended for fridges in dusty areas or homes with pets.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Oct. 2025
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Thousands of Palestinians began the long, dusty walk from the south of Gaza toward Gaza City after a ceasefire came into effect in the enclave on Friday.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Wearisome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearisome. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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