as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
some food critics have dismissed that chef's version of French cuisine as beige and boring
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Recent Examples of beige
Large beige curtains can add a delicate formality and coziness to your living room while still conforming to your style.
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Macie Stump, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
While holding a young Prince Harry in his arms, Charles sported a blue shirt and a pair of beige slacks.
—Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
George, the birthday boy beside her, stuck to his own slick style, wearing a black polo top, off-white pants with a beige belt, and sand suede loafers.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 May 2026
The red mahogany booths, beige popcorn ceilings and the huge circular ceiling vents all lend to the throwback atmosphere.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
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Macie Stump, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
While holding a young Prince Harry in his arms, Charles sported a blue shirt and a pair of beige slacks.
—Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
George, the birthday boy beside her, stuck to his own slick style, wearing a black polo top, off-white pants with a beige belt, and sand suede loafers.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 May 2026
The red mahogany booths, beige popcorn ceilings and the huge circular ceiling vents all lend to the throwback atmosphere.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for beige
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beige
Adjective
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As a means of conspicuous consumption the canon is poorly served, but as a destination to explore, as a complicated, contradictory, sometimes boring and often beautiful place, there can be much to be gained through a meander, a perusal, a stroll.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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There are a lot of small, sincere plays that are also very boring.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Available in four neutral shades designed to hide beneath a sheer skirt, these easy-to-slip-on shorts will save you from any wardrobe malfunctions.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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Many employees have neutral (or negative) feelings about their email and chat applications.—
Eddy Azad,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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On a recent morning, two people wearing purple shirts and carrying clipboards entered the courtyard of a nondescript building in San Diego’s Midway District, speaking gently to a woman in distress.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Details of the transaction match others the team has recently completed nearby, like paying for the property in cash, using a lawyer associated with its other deals and forming the nondescript buying entity in late 2023.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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In the first act, the Enterprise learns that a Borg cube—a massive, featureless warship—is carving a path toward Earth, destroying Starfleet vessels along the way.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
5 Apr. 2026
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The world of college football is rarely dull.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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This charger brings interactivity and enthusiasm to this process that has been viewed as so dull for so long.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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“Beige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beige. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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