as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
the seminar was tiring and not particularly helpful or informative
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as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of
I don't want our walk to tire you too much
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as in exhausting
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
this long dry lecture will tire the audience if you don't insert some jokes into it
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as in wearing
to use up all the physical energy of
this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes
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Recent Examples of tiring
Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
Adams may have thought Pierce owed him something for vouching for him, but Pierce was tiring of the pouting and target requests.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Those two references, of course to the surprise endings of Citizen Kane and The Sixth Sense (sorry if that just ruined them for you), were meant as a jaded eye roll to a tiring complaint.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
In a speech Monday, Fed governor Christopher Waller delivered the vivid monetary policy metaphor of the month, comparing the more than two-year battle against inflation to the tiring sparring in a mixed martial arts cage.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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After a dogged and tiring battle that almost took all line from his Okuma reel, Gill worked the tuna to the surface, and it was finally hauled aboard the Excel.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
Adams may have thought Pierce owed him something for vouching for him, but Pierce was tiring of the pouting and target requests.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Those two references, of course to the surprise endings of Citizen Kane and The Sixth Sense (sorry if that just ruined them for you), were meant as a jaded eye roll to a tiring complaint.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
In a speech Monday, Fed governor Christopher Waller delivered the vivid monetary policy metaphor of the month, comparing the more than two-year battle against inflation to the tiring sparring in a mixed martial arts cage.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiring
Adjective
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The entire family is outraged, but Peter insists that the film is slow, boring and essentially, overrated.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Mahomes is giving boring game-day outfits the boot!—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Moffett also said artificial intelligence isn’t driving an upgrade cycle as hoped, noting that there is weakening demand in China along with antitrust concerns.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2025
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With high expectations for future new orders along with expanding current new orders, the outlooks for material handling and supply chain industries are positive, despite some weakening in the December MHI BAI report.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Randle has often been slow to close out on 3-point shooters and inattentive off the ball.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces have been slow to withdraw from their position in the southern part of Lebanon despite a Nov. 27 ceasefire deal that gave the Lebanese Army and the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon exclusive jurisdiction over the region.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
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An iron deficiency may lead to nail changes such as softening and weakness.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
24 Dec. 2024
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Another indicator of a softening economy is Industrial Production.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Firefighters are still battling two monstrous wildfires that have burned for over a week as weary residents across Los Angeles County stayed alert for another round of Santa Ana winds on Wednesday.—
Sam Morgen,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Many were weary and broken, defiant and scared, calling relatives, listening for news of when the fires would be contained, trying to decide whether to rebuild or strike out for someplace new, a land not so tormented by overdevelopment and the dangerous designs of nature.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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So if someone is crazy slash stupid enough to do that.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
16 Jan. 2025
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Dune: Part Two, another fantasy of third-world power struggle, is dull but dedicated to globalism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
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Women and adults younger than 45 are more likely than men and older adults to say that moderate drinking is bad for health, as were Democrats and independents.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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That policy is so old that Chapman remembers it from his rookie year in the NYPD as a young patrolman in East Harlem in 1968.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Tiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiring. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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