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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

It is "a turgid eyesore" and "top-dollar tedium", according to the Times.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

And the tedium and the tech troubles — they were giving Lazar a bit of “déjà vu.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

These women are pillars of wonder, defying gravity while wearing the ho-hum aspect of perfect tedium.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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