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Adverb
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The boring lunch ends boringly, with the women sipping their champagne in silence, tucking into their salads, and ignoring the commemorative glasses that no one wanted.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026 -
The launch was almost boringly routine except for what happened to the launch pad.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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In other words, the immunity idol won’t be unobtrusively hidden somewhere.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Wiseman positioned his cameras in the midst of institutions, as unobtrusively as possible, to catalogue the routines of daily life.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Drably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drably. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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