as in boringly
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Adverb
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The launch was almost boringly routine except for what happened to the launch pad.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Nov. 2025 -
But Trout has always been special -- reliably, consistently, boringly special -- and stories like this from his teenage days are endless.—
Ben Watanabe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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If people in the old days really talked so slowly and dully, more would have died of boredom than of disease.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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At first glance, the one- and two-bedroom cabins—all of which are outfitted with kitchenettes, a living room-dining area, and a private bath—are inconspicuously rustic.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2026
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Sneakers in the Alpha Project range were denoted by a five-dot logo placed inconspicuously throughout the design.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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And where other services might interrupt their programming with commercials, the Looney Tunes ads count down unobtrusively and play in between each entry, preserving each punch line accordingly.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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All those sounds also have to blend in unobtrusively.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Drably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drably. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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