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Noun
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When deprived of exercise, a varied environment, and the social opportunities that the wild provides, elephants suffer from chronic frustration, boredom, and stress, resulting over time in physical disabilities, psychological disorders, and, often, brain damage.—
TJ Hutchinson,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025 -
Despite being one of the most popular smartphone makers in the world, much of the internet responded to the Samsung Galaxy S25 range with feelings somewhere between boredom and unhappiness.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The new WalletHub survey finds growing ennui among bank customers.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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The film, despite grossing just under $5 million in the U.S. against a $9 million budget, later became of a cult classic that was synonymous with the melancholic realization that teenage longing and ennui can extend into adulthood.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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The star, who initially waved off the idea of a second season of the comic book series, has softened in recent months, and a few awards should ease the tedium of hours spent in the makeup chair.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2025
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Molnar captures the isolation, despair and mind-breaking tedium of early motherhood with scrupulous precision.—
Irina Dumitrescu,
The Dial,
27 Nov. 2024
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Ben Stiller directs six of those entries (notably, the first and final three) with an unsettling symmetry; balancing and unbalancing compositions in order to undercut the inherent comforts of routine and uniformity.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
3 Jan. 2025
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The shift in mindset, then, should be away from yearning for uniformity and toward embracing the patchwork as part of a vibrant, ever-changing ecosystem.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Wearisomeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wearisomeness. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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