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as in boring
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
unlike their early work, the band's latest offering is banal and uninspiring
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as in cliche
used or heard so often as to be dull
please find new ways of phrasing your thoughts instead of relying on banal expressions
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Recent Examples of banal
As the handful of creature types repeat, the battles become banal.
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Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
And their replacement represents an increasingly dismal view of the city’s future — dull, uninspired and thoughtlessly banal.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Their activities might seem banal — carrying a bag of groceries filled with fruits and vegetables, or a fluffy white cat — but the sharp color coordination and gussied up models give the images a psychedelic feel.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
As the handful of creature types repeat, the battles become banal.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
And their replacement represents an increasingly dismal view of the city’s future — dull, uninspired and thoughtlessly banal.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Their activities might seem banal — carrying a bag of groceries filled with fruits and vegetables, or a fluffy white cat — but the sharp color coordination and gussied up models give the images a psychedelic feel.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
As the handful of creature types repeat, the battles become banal.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banal
Adjective
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No more boring, irrelevant training modules—this is learning at the speed of work.—
Lisa Bodell,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some of this may happen under cover of darkness, but much of it happens in the open, under cover of arcane technocracy or boring bureaucracy.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Water that’s too hot will scorch them and make for a bitter brew; water that’s too cold will under-extract the leaves and yield a bland cup.—
Oset Babür-Winter,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2025
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In microgravity, foods tend to taste bland because of fluid shifts in our body and smells no longer wafting up into our nose.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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At the time, Latinos were often cast in stereotyped roles with heavy accents and largely denied the opportunity to direct features.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the insipid Premier League displays that have pushed the club to the lower reaches of the table mean there is a scarcity of belief that such an outcome will come to pass.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Bored of an increasingly insipid Premier League season?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But people here are tired of seeing Farmington in the headlines as a town that's losing population.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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And there’s kids who are tired, or crying or can’t handle it.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Designed for Uncertainty – And the Next Economic Landscape Think defense stocks are dull?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Despite this monumental achievement, the energy around the win is dull.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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VanDerveer doesn’t expect Stanford to be in the running for prospects demanding high seven-figure salaries, which has become commonplace in the SEC and Big Ten.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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By early evening, with the sun sinking and power still out for most of Spain and Portugal, camaraderie became commonplace.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
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View 6 Images Reading and writing on regular tablets can be tiring for your eyes, which is where E Ink can help.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, many on the internet have identified this week as a particularly tiring one for Black K-pop fans.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Banal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banal. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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