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also blah-blah
1
as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them
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2
as in boredom
blahs plural
the state of being bored
I've just been stuck in the blahs lately
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as in boring
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Recent Examples of blah
John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Cabins have very low humidity, causing our skin to lose moisture, look dry, and blah.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
There is no one right answer, as MLB currently has more delightful stadiums than blah ones, but if the safest answer is Fenway Park for a night game and Wrigley for a day game.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Quietly, 2023 lottery pick Taylor Hendricks is also here somewhere after a blah rookie year and a second season lost to injury.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Cabins have very low humidity, causing our skin to lose moisture, look dry, and blah.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The San Francisco Giants are having yet another blah season, taking a 59-60 record into Tuesday and trailing the Padres by eight games.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
There is no one right answer, as MLB currently has more delightful stadiums than blah ones, but if the safest answer is Fenway Park for a night game and Wrigley for a day game.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blah
Noun
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That rule is nonsense — especially with two applicants who pretty clearly spend most of their time in Tallahassee, and two who work in Lakeland.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the residency rule is nonsense.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Soon enough, once a candidate has entered the race, boredom sets in and the speculation and desire for someone fresh and different starts anew.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Here’s to boredom, to wrong turns, to fruitful friction.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Yes, the rich women went to Sedona on Sutton’s private plane, but before that there were a few scenes back in boring old Los Angeles.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Disease prevention should be boring, routine, expected, and easy to access.—
Uché Blackstock,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The next slide showed a mouthwatering array of meats, cheeses, crudite and nuts set for snacking on, along with bottles of Haack's champagne line, Clé Cachée, chilling behind an array of glasses.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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For instance, nuts, seeds, nut butters, and chocolate are more prone to oxidation, which can lead to rancid flavors or a gritty texture.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And that eye could see past Dorothy’s drab uniform and Cindy Brady pigtails, her tall girl’s diffidence and her sweet girl’s shyness, to the bombshell smoldering underneath.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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For Rejuvenation To add a little energy to an otherwise drab day, or give yourself a mental reset, look for essential oils that calm the nervous system while gently lifting your mood.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Installed on the former garbage dump bounded by Sunset, Lewis, Western and Glen Flora avenues, there are now 20,000 solar panels.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rescuers retrieved eight people alive and were searching for the missing still trapped after a huge mound of garbage and debris collapsed on them in the village of Binaliw in Cebu city, police said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Slowly the camera pulls back to reveal an interior window, and then the back of a man’s head in silhouette, as our protagonist watches the monotonous procession.—
John Penner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Clear Lake's one-day Color the Wind Kite Festival in February began more than 20 years ago to brighten up monotonous winter days in northern Iowa.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Piles of human scraps offer a bottomless buffet to wildlife, and to access that bounty, animals need to be bold enough to rummage through human rubbish but not so bold as to become a threat to people.—
Marina Wang,
Scientific American,
14 Nov. 2025
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Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Blah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blah. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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