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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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Trade drab colors with 44 percent off floral prints, and bulky hoodies for something a little more lightweight to beat those nightly chills and airplane cabin temperatures—this one by Faherty is 25 percent off for a limited time.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Weaving together an opulence of archival material and smart clip choices, Thompson and his editor Paul Van Dyck proceed chronologically through Lean’s professional and private life, starting with his childhood in the drab South London borough of Croyden with a strict Quaker family.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Swapping any boring sweater with this one will instantly upgrade your travel wardrobe (without much effort at all).—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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He was meant to only be the stick-in-the-mud boring guy.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
11 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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The potatoes are lightly crisped — never greasy or soggy.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Poor Drainage Heavy clay and soggy soil can suffocate hydrangea roots and lead to root rot, eventually ending with the demise of your plant.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 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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Unfortunately, the filmmaker is so keen to make good on his premise that The Death of Robin Hood becomes a tedious slog.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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In one case, the AI employed a strategy that the problem’s authors had identified but found too tedious to pursue, says Mohammed Abouzaid, a mathematician at Stanford University and a member of the First Proof team.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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“Dullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullish. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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