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as in to drill
to make a hole or series of holes in
some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard
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as in to weary
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death
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Recent Examples of bore
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Taurus April 20 – May 20 Practical choices don’t have to be boring.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026
In this era of Twenty20 cricket and instant thrills, bore draws are virtually a thing of the past.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The rousing trailer finds Prince Adam bored to death hiding out at a generic corporate desk job on Earth when his precious sword is discovered, which sends him on a wild odyssey back to the land of Eternia and its talking tigers, spaceships, gothic castles, and magic swords.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Taurus April 20 – May 20 Practical choices don’t have to be boring.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
Games that are too easy bore older players, while overly complex games can frustrate younger ones.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026
In this era of Twenty20 cricket and instant thrills, bore draws are virtually a thing of the past.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore
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One such winner is Steve Kovacs, who took first place in the Blackwater category, as well as the coveted best-in-show prize, for his whimsical image of a monkfish in Japan appearing to yawn.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The oohs and aahs over a 100-mph pitch have been replaced by yawns.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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Drip faucets correctly Set faucets to a slow, steady drip rather than a stream to conserve water while preventing freezing.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Aim for a slow, steady trickle of about one drip every three seconds or at least five drops per minute.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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Economic drag At home, the toll of the Ukraine war has effectively removed Russia from the ranks of the world’s economic powers, according to the report.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Grejo snapped his fingers for the cigarettes to be passed and lit one, but after a single long drag, Adi noticed, never smoked it again, instead clasping it between his fingers like a personal incense stick.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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