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tedium

[tee-dee-uhm] / ˈti di əm /


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Artificial intelligence could cut the time and tedium of preparing your 2025 tax return.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

In the seesawing tedium of daily traffic, slow and fast, the e-motor silently and seamlessly supports the big V8 in those few hundred milliseconds it takes to spool up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

In recent days, the troops have been largely fighting tedium, without much to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

England's gluttonous run-scoring on the opening day verged on tedium because of its one-sided nature.

From BBC • May 23, 2025

Panic lanced through him at the thought of remaining married; without Ifemelu, the future loomed as an endless, joyless tedium.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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