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Recent Examples of blandness
Dawn Heuer, the founder of The Heuer Design Collective in Atlanta, Georgia, shares similar feelings regarding the blandness of gray.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Saft deplores this conciliatory blandness.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 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
Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Saft deplores this conciliatory blandness.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 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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Anua Niacinamide 10 + TXA 4 Serum The first line of defense this serum targets is dullness.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Fraxel can improve the skin’s overall appearance, addressing everything from uneven tone and dullness to age spots to acne scars and wrinkles.—
Whitney Perry,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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Break up the monotony of winter with this shiny nail set.—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
4 Jan. 2026
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As a result, much of the original's monotony was nullified, but what about the rest?—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Slice as finely as possible – the thinness is what keeps the salad delicate.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
12 Jan. 2026
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The TriFold’s back has both a camera bump and three lenses that protrude further out, undermining the broader emphasis on thinness.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There is a predictability about their play, yet a lack of attacking patterns.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Rituals create predictability, and predictability creates belonging.—
Stephanie Hind,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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The strengths and weaknesses are always shown in a game like this.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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According to the Mayo Clinic, CMS is caused by a gene change that results in muscle weakness, which worsens with physical activity.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Any intrinsic sameness across models doesn’t have to be perfect to be useful.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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Quinn was careful not to flatten the comparison into sameness.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Blandness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blandness. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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