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Recent Examples of tasteless
Adjective
The tree secretes gum arabic—a tasteless, nontoxic, pale-white or orange-brown sap that may be harvested at the end of the rainy season in sub-Saharan Africa. Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025 The Silent Threat of CO CO is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that happens from the burning of fuels, such as wood, gasoline, coal, natural gas, or kerosene. Natalie Discala, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025 For instance, the lethal death cap mushroom contains a toxin that is virtually tasteless. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 Rob Long - November 7, 2024 11:45 pm Magazine Forbear the tasteless Rob Long - October 25, 2024 4:45 am Magazine Consider the Frito Rob Long - October 18, 2024 4:20 am Magazine The joys of in-person shopping Rob Long - October 11, 2024 5:30 am 123... Rob Long, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tasteless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasteless
Adjective
  • But beyond the crass remarks about Read, experts say less explosive messages about Proctor's early opinions of the investigation could be damning.
    Julia Bonavita , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
  • What keeps these series from coming off as crass is the genuine camaraderie that connects their characters and shelters them, to some extent, from the precariousness of their lives.
    Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • But products also became more bland, predictable and stripped of individuality.
    Wolfgang Messner, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
  • The show never figures out what to do with Alvarez’s Gael, leaving a bland center to several more of those twists in the last episode.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There can be a change to the list if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on another would be inappropriate.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
  • Both the city’s account and Mayor Quinton Lucas issued online apologies that night, agreeing that the post was inappropriate.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Regardless of your intentions, performing extra chores beyond cleaning up after yourself can be perceived as a sign of respect or rudeness.
    Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
  • Gone was the discord and rudeness that is often synonymous with the Big Apple.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • The survey examined a minimum of 1,000 comments per team and found less than 1% of posts made by fans of the Dallas Wings contained swear words or vulgar comments.
    Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
  • The program was incredibly close-knit—kids practiced most days of the week, and hung out almost exclusively with their fellow All-Stars, as well as with the vulgar, charismatic teacher who structured their lives.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
  • For hours when her mother was at work at the accounting office, Lin crouched by the side of the thin stream, watching the fish.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Any useless, toxic or otherwise unsuitable man can become a child’s legal father, without being subject to the thorough checks that these women must face.
    Catherine Bray, Variety, 23 May 2025
  • Advertisement Advertisement Some insects are adapting to changing climates by moving to regions that might have previously been unsuitable.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Carry-on rules exist for a reason and deliberately ignoring the rules is both rude and inconsiderate to everyone else who is.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
  • Matthews walked out of the home to talk to the suspect but returned to the house, saying Hoskins-Ellis said something rude to him.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025

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