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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

Mindlessly churning through the tedium of business is JR’s superpower, which he unleashes with an initial stock purchase after a class field trip to Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

Cooking at home was both a necessity and a tedium.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

In a sense, this pursuit of the Ph.D. was a bore to a mind that worked too fast to be satisfied with the tedium involved in thesis research.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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