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Recent Examples of dullsville
Pure dullsville in Van Nuys.
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Boris Dralyuk, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
Speaking of winds, attempting to surf off Galveston in the summertime is dullsville.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2020
Next, if things remain dullsville, Anton Blidh could draw into the lineup.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2020
Boris Dralyuk, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
Speaking of winds, attempting to surf off Galveston in the summertime is dullsville.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2020
Next, if things remain dullsville, Anton Blidh could draw into the lineup.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullsville
Noun
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Employees, guests and residents were forced to hastily evacuate as a wildfire bore down.—
Ryan Heinsius,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Marco Rubio, one arm flung over the back of his chair, made no attempt to disguise a yawn.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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And if your first response is to yawn, who can blame you?—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If that spat was a microdose, Longstaff’s performance was a 90-minute saline drip of all-action brilliance that cured any ailment.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The homes of the legendary architect, who pushed the limits of design and technology, are well-known for their drip, drip, drips, even when they aren’t perched on water features.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Dullsville.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullsville. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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