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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
Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
In other words, our complexion is looking pallid, our skin is dry, and our overall appearance is just a little blah at the moment.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Market breadth is blah, the equal-weight S & P 500 flattish , volumes are subdued, recent winners such as homebuilders easing back.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Switch Out Your Throw Pillows Bringing some new throw pillows into the mix can take your living room from blah to beautiful, designers say.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
In other words, our complexion is looking pallid, our skin is dry, and our overall appearance is just a little blah at the moment.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Cabins have very low humidity, causing our skin to lose moisture, look dry, and blah.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Market breadth is blah, the equal-weight S & P 500 flattish , volumes are subdued, recent winners such as homebuilders easing back.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blah
Noun
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This is why all the whining and complaining from small market teams across the sport is manipulative nonsense.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Or from whatever this risibly self-serious metaphysical nonsense about performance and possession, creation and exorcism, aims to be.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Italian nonne stirred pots full of sauce with a look of utter boredom and, here and there, Neapolitan ragazzi sat atop their motorini and gawped at the torture.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, however, there’s more to a creeping sense of boredom than just stability.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Pickled onions add a bright acidity, and everything gets tossed in barbecue sauce for a sweet and savory salad that’s anything but boring.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Pastas and Grains Similar to powdered laundry detergent, pastas and grains have packaging that's dull, boring, and bulky.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Plain oats are nutritious on their own, but adding seeds, nuts, and fruit can provide a wider range of vitamins and minerals while increasing fiber and protein.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
13 Apr. 2026
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Chopped nuts would add nice crunch.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The primary colors are drab grays and ugly browns.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Anvil 715 concept is painted in a drab green coat and built for overlanding — long-distance road trips into remote areas.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For example, the EV mandate would be imposed on a company like Waste Management which pays the local government a franchise fee for the exclusive right to provide garbage collection services to all the residents.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
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But the temporary solution for many buildings is asking residents to fill in as volunteer cleaners, garbage schleppers, and greeters.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Later, grandmother and granddaughter drive down a road of African palm trees, passing a lorry load of immigrants, monotonous electricity grid lines crossing the sky and workers fumigating trees, Villalobos accumulating details of a harsh contemporary world.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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They’re spread throughout practice to break the monotonous nature of it.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mulhouse Public Prosecutor Nicolas Heitz speaks to the press after a boy was discovered naked and malnourished on a pile of rubbish in a van where he had been kept locked up, in Hagenbach, eastern France, on April 10, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Stony rubbish, dead trees, the odd corpse in the garden—nothing that couldn’t be absorbed back into the earth.—
Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Blah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blah. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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