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as in to drill
to make a hole or series of holes in
some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard
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as in to weary
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death
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Recent Examples of bore
Amanda Le, InStyle, 2 Jan. 2026
Like the Massé, the painting is colorful without being cloying, minimalist but not boring, and shows the particular hand of its maker.
—Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The parallel tunnels facilitated geological investigation ahead of the main bore and provided workers with access to the site and equipment.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
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Not all the shoes in your arsenal have to be boring.
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As the ending bore out, the 49ers might have left too much time on the clock to allow the Bears a chance at coming back with a last-second victory.
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Kiritsis is screaming mad and the police’s yawns aren’t helping.—
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Chris and Jason are fun to look at, but their personalities give me an intense case of the yawns.—
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Move down the wall in a grid to catch any drips.—
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Advertisement Breadcrumbing This buzzy term describes the slow drip of attention that never quite develops into anything meaningful.—
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Chabada For a livelier scene, head to the main drag along Platja de l’Arenal to find Chabada.—
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For spin gear, brands usually advertise drag ratings on saltwater fishing reels in pounds, but keep in mind smoothness under pressure, heat resistance, and consistency, too.—
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“Bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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