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Recent Examples of blandness
Obviously the blandness of a tan wall offends them.
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Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Yes, nobody wants blandness from managers.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The blandness starts with its images and affects its performances, too.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Dawn Heuer, the founder of The Heuer Design Collective in Atlanta, Georgia, shares similar feelings regarding the blandness of gray.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
One veteran Hollywood insider not connected to Disney said the utter blandness of ABC’s Wednesday statement is evidence that the company was winging it and essentially stalling for time.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Yes, nobody wants blandness from managers.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The blandness starts with its images and affects its performances, too.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Dawn Heuer, the founder of The Heuer Design Collective in Atlanta, Georgia, shares similar feelings regarding the blandness of gray.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
One veteran Hollywood insider not connected to Disney said the utter blandness of ABC’s Wednesday statement is evidence that the company was winging it and essentially stalling for time.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blandness
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After a rinse, the mud revealed perfectly polished skin, relieved of dullness, redness, and clogged pores and blackheads—leaving me glowing from the inside and out.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 May 2026
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At its base is 63% Hippophae rhamnoides (more commonly known as sea buckthorn) water, rich in naturally occurring antioxidants, paired with 5% niacinamide and 2% tranexamic acid to target dullness and dark spots without feeling stingy like a peel.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 May 2026
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That matters, especially after the sterile corporate monotony of the Napier era.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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Climbers add dimension and vertical movement to the garden, breaking up the monotony of fence lines.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Follow people on social media who are promoting delicious cooking, food enjoyment and body positivity over extreme thinness.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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While similar tracing has been a part of golf and tennis coverage for years, the thinness and speed of fencing blades required special know-how to digitally follow.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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But pharmaceutical executives rely on the predictability and consistency of FDA decisions, even more than speedy reviews.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Instead, both experts emphasize that the goal is to improve predictability and reduce risk—not to suggest that patients are responsible for their disease.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
11 May 2026
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Many women with natural hair can empathize with the breakage concerns and tediousness that can arise when taking down protective styles.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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It’s powered by your own hand—only without the tediousness of using a needle and thread.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Aug. 2025
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Rippling was also built with a stronger emphasis on operational infrastructure and compliance, according to Conrad, who has said that one of the weaknesses at Zenefits was that a lot was done manually behind the scenes.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Brunson’s defense and the lack of rim protection from Towns remain weaknesses, but nobody has come close to exploiting them so far.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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More generally, showing how culturally in tune a company is can be a differentiator at a time when sameness and ease are prominent in beauty.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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Higher education and professors can differentiate themselves from all this sameness by teaching at the edges of knowledge.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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“Blandness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blandness. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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