tedium
Example Sentences
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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
This tedium is less than ideal for most lifestyles, and it’s why study after study shows budgets to be unhelpful and unsustainable.
From Salon • May 24, 2025
It is "a turgid eyesore" and "top-dollar tedium", according to the Times.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025
Those who had trouble completing the unimaginative, unvaried course of calisthenics did not always agree, but I was ready for any break from the tedium of the class-room.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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