as in tiring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
a wearying effort to sort through years of records
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as in boring
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
these constant complaints are really wearying me
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as in exhausting
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 wearying
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Even for those spared personal catastrophe, the broader atmosphere has been wearying; institutions strained, norms eroded, tempers short.
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Phillip Halpern,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
And then, with wearying inevitability, the Premier League would follow suit.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
The leanness and intensity of the production — a 35-day shoot, with only 11 days in the main location — were exhilarating but wearying.
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Jurors had endured a wearying six-week trial and testimony from 76 witnesses — for which they were paid just $20 a day.
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Rebecca Rosenberg,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2023
Verb
Bram, his husband, has a demanding job at a museum in Rotterdam and Arnold’s bitterness has grown wearying.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Even for those spared personal catastrophe, the broader atmosphere has been wearying; institutions strained, norms eroded, tempers short.
—
Phillip Halpern,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
And then, with wearying inevitability, the Premier League would follow suit.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
The leanness and intensity of the production — a 35-day shoot, with only 11 days in the main location — were exhilarating but wearying.
—
Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Jurors had endured a wearying six-week trial and testimony from 76 witnesses — for which they were paid just $20 a day.
—
Rebecca Rosenberg,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearying
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The head coach was clumsy in his response, saying — in effect — that the player is better suited to being an impact substitute and taking advantage of tiring opposition defenders.
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The chassis exhibits little flex, the buttons feel crisp and responsive, and the scroll wheel offers enough resistance to feel deliberate without becoming tiring.
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The message is that in a world full of endless choices, commitment and sticking to one thing isn't boring, and can in fact bring you the ultimate joy.
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Draft for ceiling, not for boring.
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And more than a decade into the LHC era, neither frontier has come close to exhausting its potential.
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That matters because unloading mixed freight can be exhausting work.
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And ever since, ships full of travelers, weary from long journeys, have passed through the narrows, the winds of the Atlantic at their backs.
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As America turns 250, the semiquincentennial feels like a dud — a far cry from 1976’s bicentennial blowout, when pop culture and communal celebrations united a weary nation.
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He was last seen wearing a light green shirt, camouflage shorts and white socks.
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Murdaugh’s team initially asked that he be allowed to come to all court appearances, including pretrial hearings, wearing civilian clothes and unshackled.
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What to expect over the weekend Though Friday was expected to be the slowest day of the competition, the atmosphere at Cal Expo was anything but dull.
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Some residents are calling for civilian volunteers to help clear debris, frustrated by the slow pace of the rescue operations.
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In January 2024, Mansfield confessed to killing 18-year-old Carol Ann Barrett more than four decades earlier.
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He is accused of killing a man on March 13, 2022, Broward court records show.
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The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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While students honed their skills at the Santa Monica studio for the last year and four months, Blanck found an old pilates studio in Pacific Highlands for rent, but the numbers just didn't add up.
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“Wearying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearying. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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