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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

The games, the tedium, the comfort of nostalgia, the sting and fury of old resentments: It’s an experience of mirth and misery alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

I live in the foothills where bear, bobcat and mountain lion sightings break up the tedium of coyote and raccoon encounters.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Knot had taken on the project of teaching Nailer to read, and it hadn’t taken long for Nailer to begin resenting the tedium of book learning.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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