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noun

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Recent Examples of lackluster
Adjective
This puts icy, lackluster varieties to shame with a vanilla bean-forward indulgence that coats the tongue with each and every bite. Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025 Haney looked timid and afraid for the first four rounds before finding his legs and winning a unanimous decision in a lackluster fight with Jose Ramirez. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025 Apple Intelligence has had a rather lackluster rollout. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025 The same cannot be said of many lackluster district schools. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lackluster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackluster
Adjective
  • The actors’ shared genetics help Kurt convincingly play the older Wyatt, and their natural charisma helps make even the dullest scenes eminently watchable.
    EW.com, EW.com, 8 May 2025
  • The light turned from orange to dull gray, and then Joe nudged my aching ribs — the tiger was standing in a glade 60 yards downhill.
    Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Its origins are as murky as the exact proportions of the recipe.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
  • Instead, the injury made his situation murky at best.
    Adam Jahns, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Large amounts of larvae were in dark crevices inside the homes, including under appliances or furniture.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2025
  • All Fair remembers of that dark time in her life was having ongoing headaches, throwing up and struggling with her balance.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • Rayburn partners up with local sheriff Alice Gustafson (Annabelle Wallis) in a somber yet tumultuous pursuit of a killer who uses brutal traps and primal tactics.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • That’s the question writer-director Ari Aster’s somber comedy-Western Eddington, playing in competition here at the Cannes Film Festival, appears to be asking.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • American craft brewers helped rescue from obscurity the saison, a bubbly, crisp, gently spiced beer.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
  • Al-Sheikh has risen from obscurity to quasi-royal prominence.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Lackluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackluster. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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