weary of
phrasal verb
wearied of; wearying of; wearies of
: to become bored by (something) : to stop being interested in (something)
He quickly wearied of answering their questions.
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By the time of the Bud Dajo massacre, most Filipinos in the rest of the country had already grown weary of battle and surrendered to the United States.
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Value menu wars In 2024, fast-chains and restaurants upped their offerings on meal deals and discounts trying to woo customers weary of high prices to dine out.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Carter’s outsider status, coupled with his evident probity, provided a tonic to an electorate weary of Watergate and Richard Nixon’s endless prevarications.
—Randall Balmer, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Recently, that geographic dispersion has tended to favor Republicans, who perform better with rural voters, which is another reason Democrats have become weary of the Electoral College system.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Value menu wars In 2024, fast-chains and restaurants upped their offerings on meal deals and discounts trying to woo customers weary of high prices to dine out.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Carter’s outsider status, coupled with his evident probity, provided a tonic to an electorate weary of Watergate and Richard Nixon’s endless prevarications.
—Randall Balmer, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Recently, that geographic dispersion has tended to favor Republicans, who perform better with rural voters, which is another reason Democrats have become weary of the Electoral College system.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Weary of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weary%20of. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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