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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
Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
Holes were bored into its sides to ventilate a sputtering wood stove.
—Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The fibroin was then extruded through bore needles into a stream.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The engine had been bored out to a 6.0-liter displacement, while a new magnesium intake manifold helped boost muscle to about 542 hp.
—Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
Holes were bored into its sides to ventilate a sputtering wood stove.
—Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Neither the trade market nor the free-agent market bore fruit, so the Reds will hope there is progress from in-house outfielders.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The fibroin was then extruded through bore needles into a stream.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore
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The announcement of an accompanying short-film tie-in for an album tends to generate a yawn outside communities whose goal is boosting everything a favorite artist releases.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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Obviously, the market response was a yawn, though the release highlighted the unquestionable success of the auto and home appliance trade-in consumer subsidy programs, which is why it will be expanded by scale and scope in 2025.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Mister Rogers, with his cardigan drip, that sweater-wearing prowess, was a fiery change-maker, as noted in Chantel Tattoli’s article about his college days in The Paris Review.—
Ken Makin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Jan. 2025
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Create a Cleaning Caddy Here’s how to store cleaning supplies without worrying about spills or drips ruining a nice basket: Nestle a plastic caddy with a handle inside the basket.—
Kelly Roberson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Vivienne The Vivienne, the drag entertainer who won the inaugural season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and competed on All Stars 7, died on Jan. 5 at 32.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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But in reality, there’s wind drag pushing in the opposite direction, which partially offsets the force from your engine.—
Rhett Allain,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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