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Recent Examples of underwhelm
Minnesota United continues to underwhelm at Allianz Field.
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Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
Jeremie Frimpong struggled on Tuesday, too, and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, whose kicking especially is a big concern, continues to underwhelm.
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Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
China’s emissions-reduction plan could also be announced any day but may underwhelm on ambition, climate sources said.
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Simon Jessop,
Reuters,
21 Sep. 2025
Yes, there are teams that constantly underwhelm, but the teams that remain talented and in purgatory hell might be worse off.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
Jeremie Frimpong struggled on Tuesday, too, and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, whose kicking especially is a big concern, continues to underwhelm.
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Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
China’s emissions-reduction plan could also be announced any day but may underwhelm on ambition, climate sources said.
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Simon Jessop,
Reuters,
21 Sep. 2025
Yes, there are teams that constantly underwhelm, but the teams that remain talented and in purgatory hell might be worse off.
—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwhelm
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Bram, his husband, has a demanding job at a museum in Rotterdam and Arnold’s bitterness has grown wearying.
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Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina.
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In the buildup to Friday’s match, all sorts of American eyes bored in on Pulisic’s injury.
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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
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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.
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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.
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“Underwhelm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwhelm. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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