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Recent Examples of dullish
But Koreeda dawdles over all that without ever finding much dramatic nuance, making for a dullish midsection.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Although his dullish voice-overs attempt to establish him as a deep thinker and observer, Moss outwardly comes off as anything but: surly, cocky, needy, slackerish, immature.
—Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Although his dullish voice-overs attempt to establish him as a deep thinker and observer, Moss outwardly comes off as anything but: surly, cocky, needy, slackerish, immature.
—Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullish
Adjective
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Well, that can make even the most beautiful architecture and designer furniture look drab.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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Kevin Barnes’ 20th album is, once again, inspired by a breakup, but the drab music lacks the personality and vision of their best work.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Sometimes safe and boring can be a winning strategy.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The cause can be something as simple as a lack of water or more complex, like fungal wilt diseases, tomato wilt viruses, walnut toxicity, or boring insects.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Her trick for making a scheme feel consistent but not monotonous?—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
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But if couples stop introducing freshness into that stability, comfort will feel monotonous.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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By the start of the 20th century, instead of offering a few prosy sentences that gestured vaguely toward ingredient amounts, American recipes increasingly began with a list of ingredients in precise, numerical quantities: teaspoons, ounces, cups.—
Helen Zoe Veit,
Smithsonian,
19 Sep. 2017
Adjective
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Do not allow the soil to become overly dry or overwater so the roots are left soggy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
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Adding flower beds filled with water-loving plants such as daylilies, blue flag irises, and button bushes is an attractive solution for soggy areas.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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On the other hand, the statement is emblematic of the uninteresting vagueness of Spider-Noir‘s world-building.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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The premise is uninteresting, and, worst of all, the jokes aren’t remotely funny.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The unique features hide a center touchscreen the way an architect’s home keeps prosaic televisions out of sight.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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At this point, Vile seems less like a confessional singer-songwriter than a cartographer of the mind, mapping the ways that our thoughts can wander from prosaic to profound and back again.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Additionally, as part of the enhancements which come to other brands in the Creative Cloud suite there are new organizational capabilities, which can label folders usefully and gather relevant items into them, streamlining a tedious clean-up process.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The Obama administration engaged in a tedious, 20-month long diplomatic negotiation.—
Justin Fishel,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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“Dullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullish. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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