as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life
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Recent Examples of fed up
Christie, who twice ran against Trump and lost, predicted average Americans would eventually get fed up with the former reality TV star.
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The question is how that will play with many Americans who are fed up with an increasingly corporate health care system and eager to take more direct control over their care.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
When a rash of overdose deaths struck Toronto in the summer of 2017, activists were fed up.
—Ian Willms, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Alex had become part of the insurgency, fed up with the amount of political infighting that was preventing vital legislation from being passed.
—Max Gao, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The question is how that will play with many Americans who are fed up with an increasingly corporate health care system and eager to take more direct control over their care.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
When a rash of overdose deaths struck Toronto in the summer of 2017, activists were fed up.
—Ian Willms, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Alex had become part of the insurgency, fed up with the amount of political infighting that was preventing vital legislation from being passed.
—Max Gao, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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Absorb punches until Trump tires himself out or, more likely, the American people get tired of all the chaos and disruption.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Selections from the trio’s synth-heavy mid-Eighties years sound sturdier than ever within the grand sweep of Rush 50, defying the tired rock-purist take that the trio strayed too far during this period.—
Hank Shteamer,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Doing one thing for too long, not having room for career growth, being unclear about how your work is meaningful and, especially, a lack of social interaction can all contribute to professionals feeling bored and unfulfilled, Grant adds.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Here, Duffy triggers a blackout at the Beck residence and the surrounding community by … firing a few rounds from her service weapon into an electrical transformer, like a bored seventh-grader shooting out street lights with a BB gun.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Are Americans truly sick and tired of their healthcare system?—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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It’s been a bit, and after a successful defense, Dr. Allen is somehow not sick and tired of robots and answered a bunch of our questions about quadrotors, swords, and why mixing them is such a great idea.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 May 2016
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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20up. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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