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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

Some matches drag on in interminable tedium, others are over in the blink of an eye.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

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

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

And in subjecting ourselves to week after week of toil, tedium, and suffering, it struck me that most of us were probably seeking, above all else, something like a state of grace.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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