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Recent Examples of monotony Immediate feedback during practice creates tight learning loops that accelerate mastery, while varied approaches prevent the monotony that leads to disengagement. Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Set in Watts, the film is a lyrical, neo-realist snapshot of a community, family, and slaughterhouse worker all coping with the monotony and powerlessness society forces them to endure. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2025 Even after just a short preview, the game’s monotony was a bore, which is a cardinal sin. Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025 Cut through the LinkedIn monotony by showing more personality. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monotony
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Noun
  • Interestingly, this connection between boredom and satisfaction wasn’t linked to relationship conflicts or tension, meaning boredom alone can weaken a relationship over time.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Rather than rising up and killing its former masters, Murderbot just goes about performing its security work, relieving the boredom by watching a lot of entertainment media; its favorite is a soap opera called The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Some professors didn’t understand how to talk with audiences and were criticized for their monotone deliveries.
    Josh Shepperd, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
  • Affleck’s Christian Wolff is a monotone bean counter who used to help criminal organizations launder money and clean their books.
    Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Monotony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotony. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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