mind-numbing
adjective
mind-numb·ing
ˈmīn(d)-ˌnə-miŋ 
: relentlessly tedious : dull
mind-numbingly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of mind-numbing in a Sentence
that movie is just a series of mind-numbing explosions and car chases
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Not Cleaning Your Grout Cleaning grout can be a mind-numbing task, but leaving it can make your otherwise spotless bathroom look grimy and old.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
In the late 1800s, Heinz claimed to make 57 varieties of sauces
Much like the familiar tale of foreign tourists being shocked at the mind-numbing variety available in the cereal aisle of an American supermarket, for condiments too the name of the game is an excess of options.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
And after 14 hours of mind-numbing running, scrambling, and power hiking, I was smitten.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 31 July 2024
Instead of mind-numbing worksheets, take addicting lessons online and become fluent in up to 25 new languages with Rosetta Stone.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2024
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
In the late 1800s, Heinz claimed to make 57 varieties of sauces
Much like the familiar tale of foreign tourists being shocked at the mind-numbing variety available in the cereal aisle of an American supermarket, for condiments too the name of the game is an excess of options.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
And after 14 hours of mind-numbing running, scrambling, and power hiking, I was smitten.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 31 July 2024
Instead of mind-numbing worksheets, take addicting lessons online and become fluent in up to 25 new languages with Rosetta Stone.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for mind-numbing
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“Mind-numbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-numbing. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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