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Recent Examples of underwhelm
Happening right now — and peaking this week — the fastest and brightest meteor shower of the year will likely underwhelm.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
When choosing a size, think about the height and width of your wall, and make sure the cabinet won’t overwhelm or underwhelm the space.
—Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
Meanwhile, the company’s AI suite, Apple Intelligence, continues to underwhelm.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2025
In the latter camp is Lana, who tries to honor her German heritage with a squash spaetzle that underwhelms the judges.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
When choosing a size, think about the height and width of your wall, and make sure the cabinet won’t overwhelm or underwhelm the space.
—Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
Meanwhile, the company’s AI suite, Apple Intelligence, continues to underwhelm.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2025
In the latter camp is Lana, who tries to honor her German heritage with a squash spaetzle that underwhelms the judges.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwhelm
Verb
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Even for those spared personal catastrophe, the broader atmosphere has been wearying; institutions strained, norms eroded, tempers short.—
Phillip Halpern,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Though their studio albums of the period all reached the top 20, the Dead were wearied by operating their own label, and Grateful Dead Records folded in late 1976.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2026
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Their actions resulted in images that bore moral witness to what federal agents are doing in their city.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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No solitary timed runs that can bore the audience, like in alpine skiing and long-track speedskating.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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But three weeks into their stay — Spain arrived in New Zealand well in advance of its first game, hoping to draw the sting from the jet lag — the place had started to pall.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
3 Aug. 2023
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But after a time, the combination of abrasive, impenetrably shellacked characters and deliberately, hopelessly tangled shaggy-dog storytelling begins to pall, and viewers may wish for a simpler way in.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2022
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“Underwhelm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwhelm. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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