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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

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

It is "a turgid eyesore" and "top-dollar tedium", according to the Times.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

Cooking at home was both a necessity and a tedium.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

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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