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Recent Examples of unalluring
Los Angeles has never been more unalluring than in this bleak, racy and hard-to-put-down piece of neo-noir by first-time novelist Halley Sutton, who’s a kind of #MeToo Jim Thompson.
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Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020
Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unalluring
Adjective
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The durian fruit is famous for its strong aroma that many people find repulsive.—
Tom Downey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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The word ‘repulsive’, again second language withstanding, is extremely jarring.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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How does this happen, no matter how revolting or nonsensical the trend can be?—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2022
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These highly emotional sequences are less riveting and more revolting as they’re primarily used to add shock value, graphically depicting their triggering subject matter.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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After verbally attacking President Donald Trump and top White House aide Stephen Miller with vile and repugnant rhetoric, Moran secured a spot for himself as the poster child for the definition of a world-class hater.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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Readers got to climb into the doctor’s shoes—an experience that could be uncomfortable, at times repugnant, but undeniably eye-opening.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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This is worlds away from that boring deli chicken sandwich, while still being easy enough to whip up on the busiest of days.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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The contract’s scope of work includes the single bore tunnel, station entrances and exits, the excavation of underground stations and the procurement of a tunnel boring machine.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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What used to take hours, days, or weeks, or be accomplished with tedious workflows and expensive SaaS tools, can now be achieved within minutes.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The biggest downside of the experience is that some of the admin tools can be tedious to manage.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Now, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA) have harnessed that ability to create a natural bug repellent that proved as effective as DEET at fighting the pests.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 June 2025
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The researchers are now working to develop a deer tick repellent with octenal as the active ingredient.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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This kind of dependence, common in most modern weapons systems, was often irksome for U.S. allies but not regarded as a big problem.—
Malcolm Turnbull,
Foreign Affairs,
6 June 2025
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He’s won two elections, but still faces the irksome reality that pop culture is far from still fully MAGA-fied.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Being different or unique for the sake of attention getting is tiresome when an agent is reading dozens of queries at a time.—
Kate McKean
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Mike’s kvetching gets tiresome, but the movie zooms along with whiplash speed.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
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“Unalluring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unalluring. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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