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
Compared with other Rocco Forte Hotels, such as the Hotel de la Ville in Rome and Villa Igiea in Palermo, the beige lobby underplays the brand’s usual confidence.
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Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
For the game, which saw the Giants fall 15-33 to New England, the athlete wore a brown, knee-length leather coat layered over a tan turtleneck with matching shoes and beige Gucci duffle bag with neon blue lining.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
My one gripe with trench coats is that the tawny beige shade washes me out.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Bessette-Kennedy appears composed and restrained, dressed in a black sweater paired with a beige Prada skirt, brown patent leather Prada boots, and her black Spazzolato Prada bag.
—Julia Rabinowitsch, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
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Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
For the game, which saw the Giants fall 15-33 to New England, the athlete wore a brown, knee-length leather coat layered over a tan turtleneck with matching shoes and beige Gucci duffle bag with neon blue lining.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
My one gripe with trench coats is that the tawny beige shade washes me out.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Bessette-Kennedy appears composed and restrained, dressed in a black sweater paired with a beige Prada skirt, brown patent leather Prada boots, and her black Spazzolato Prada bag.
—Julia Rabinowitsch, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beige
Adjective
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Shopping on a budget doesn't have to be boring.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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For the boring old textbook reason of shifting interest rate differentials.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The galaxy also appears to have cleared its surrounding region of primordial hydrogen gas — an unexpected finding, the researchers say, given that the early universe was filled with neutral hydrogen.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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And this memo does not read like neutral legal guidance grounded in constitutional clarity.—
Rosalind Osgood,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The season will be sliding towards a prematurely nondescript conclusion if the next three games do not go well, at home against rivals Crystal Palace and away at title contenders Aston Villa in the league, followed by Liverpool at Anfield in the fourth round of the FA Cup.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The nondescript industrial buildings once hummed away largely behind the scenes, powering the various facets of our online lives.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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At a time when many classify Tesla’s austere and featureless interiors as luxurious, Volvo is trying to inject a different perspective into the market—one that relies not merely on leather, but also intricate textiles central to its Scandinavian heritage, including wool.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Dee’s day the site was featureless marshland.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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But all work and no play can make for a dull chief medical officer.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
30 Jan. 2026
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People living in Bridgeville were excited to see dull pavement.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Beige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beige. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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