operose

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operose
Adjective
  • But the film never achieves the heights of the classic actioners that clearly inspired it, and its overuse of familiar genre tropes (for once, can’t the main villain be uncharismatic, like so many in real life?) soon becomes wearisome.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Plus, a tiny bathroom with a lukewarm shower and scratchy towels can make even the best hotels feel wearisome rather than wonderful.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The battles are limited in number, and yet hinder the sense of progression considerably with their tiresome nature and frantic attack animations.
    Sarah Thwaites, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
  • While the first half of the film proves engaging enough, the remainder grows tiresome as the Rohirrim take refuge, and Wulf — who’s handsome as drawn, but irredeemably ruthless — tries to force his way in.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Even a simple task like numbering posts chronologically by publishing date can become tedious.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Writer-director Dean Imperial loses on such a gamble with his tedious feature debut, which tracks an unhinged night of escapades between a bunch of poker buddies.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Operose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operose. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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