tiresome
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"It hasn't even been a week since we experienced a similar situation. It is getting tiresome," Oliva said as she returned home after giving up on plans to visit her daughter.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Why you should let it fade: Nostalgia proved to be a dastardly curse with “Little Fockers,” a theatrical experience memorable only for how dry and tiresome its comic beats were.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026
“I thoroughly enjoy using Twitter to get a reaction out of tiresome people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
It'll be long and tiresome in Washington on Friday, it's got all the potential to be gaudy and embarrassing, uneasy on the eyes and the ears.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
Those adventures made a long evening, and I do not hold with tiresome repetition of a story.”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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