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Recent Examples of prosy
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.
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Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2017
Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosy
Adjective
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The reigning European champions were scattered in defence, prosaic and shallow in attack, despite the options at Renee Slegers’ disposal.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, The Life of a Showgirl is a stark departure from last year’s deeply personal, prosaic, and tortured-as-hell The Tortured Poets Department.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His career as a digital modeler at Kia made his daily commute monotonous, prompting him to explore alternative aerial vehicles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Many people get caught up in repetitive routines or the pressures of adult life, which can make days feel monotonous.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The upshot of this contempt is a season that layers hypocrisy as well as sanctimony over the grubby, tedious nihilism that made Dahmer so miserable to watch.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Their analysis suggests professors tend to automate more tedious and routine work, including financial and administrative tasks.—
Lee V. Gaines,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Saddled with an uninteresting jerk half the time and a muzzled non-entity the other half, there’s only a handful of moments in the first six episodes where Powell’s star power shines through.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Sep. 2025
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Eventually the road emerges into what seems like an uninteresting parking lot with a public restroom.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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From spiritless spirits to refusing to open up a bar tab, members of Generation Z are continuing to challenge alcohol traditions.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Senators looked spiritless days ago in their building Saturday night ahead of Game 4.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And, actually, representative of the sport in these non-boring ’20s.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Aesha knows a thing or two about Bitcoin, despite finding it a boring topic of conversation — her fiancé, Scott, is into crypto.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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 prospect of yet another adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel might seem wearisome, as there have been nearly 200 filmic versions of the tale already.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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In doing so, the latter half of the series becomes wearisome and dull.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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“Prosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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