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Recent Examples of pleasureless
Kobayashi basically rewrote the book on how to turn pleasureless gluttony into a profession.
—
Washington Post, 1 July 2019
But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme.
—Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Washington Post, 1 July 2019
But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme.
—Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasureless
Adjective
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But Koreeda dawdles over all that without ever finding much dramatic nuance, making for a dullish midsection.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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The routine that follows is often tedious, involving measurements of temperature, salinity, oxygen levels and total dissolved solids.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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The remarks not only referred to the aesthetics of the game – tedious matches devoid of skillful merit that were unpleasing to watch.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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If your summer wardrobe is feeling a bit boring or outdated, don’t fret — Amazon just added tons of new styles to its sale section, and my top picks are all going for $10 or less.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Finally, the institution must be financially boring.—
Christos Korgan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Bad mini cones are made with soggy cones and sweet, fluffy filling that has none of the unctuousness of real ice cream.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Items that fall in the toilet are soggy, in need of sanitizing, and possibly ruined.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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In practice, the system of mass production pioneered by Henry Ford made work more fragmented, monotonous, and physically and psychologically demanding.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
30 May 2026
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Anything less is just monotonous.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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This does not mean that time-wasting, intentional fouling and theatrics – as well as occasionally prosaic play – will not rear their ugly heads.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Next to the tourbillon’s prosaic function as a foil for the effects of gravity on accuracy, the minute repeater’s more poetic chiming function is a welcome departure from the obsession with chronometry.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
23 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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Crucially, this Bond is terrific, not tiresome.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Its predictable and tiresome tribalism means that if Arsenal 2025-26 blossom from caterpillar into butterfly, there will still be some wanting to pin them down as formula football.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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“Pleasureless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasureless. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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