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tedious

[tee-dee-uhs, tee-juhs] / ˈti di əs, ˈti dʒəs /


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It was tedious, repetitive work on assembly lines, hundreds of women around me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Whenever someone likes to claim that the moon landing was faked — a fairly tedious conversation, even as conspiracy theories go — my general response is to ask, “OK, which one?”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

They say it was tedious work that made them disciplined, punctual and appreciative of the value of a hard-earned dollar.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Among the many tedious features of market panics is the well-known cognitive error of catastrophizing.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Mingling in this wide swath of strangers shifts my attention from myself, that tedious subject, to the world around me.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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