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tedious

[tee-dee-uhs, tee-juhs] / ˈti di əs, ˈti dʒəs /


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It took roughly two weeks of tedious work, sifting through hours of grainy recordings.

From Los Angeles Times

She assigns her tedious tasks to Anthropic’s AI tool, including evaluating health insurance plans and locating new doctors.

From The Wall Street Journal

But so many better horror features have been constructed along the same lines—“X,” “House of 1000 Corpses”— that this one comes across as merely a tedious also-ran.

From The Wall Street Journal

They say it was tedious work that made them disciplined, punctual and appreciative of the value of a hard-earned dollar.

From Los Angeles Times

He recalled a drab maze of run-down buildings inside a vast wooded compound whose tedious daily rhythms moved to the whims of wardens that rewarded the cooperative and punished the defiant.

From The Wall Street Journal