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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

Cooking at home was both a necessity and a tedium.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

In my room we shared mean gossip about our friends, giggled over boys and whined about school and the tedium of life.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou