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Recent Examples of undistinguished
Despite these successes at work, Ron scans as a discomfited and undistinguished middle manager.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Buick is a great American premium car brand that has fallen on hard times in recent years, reduced to selling undistinguished SUVs in the U.S.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
In 2014, the land beneath 100 West 57th sold to owners who seemed keen to take advantage of the block’s transformation from a somewhat undistinguished Midtown thoroughfare of souvenir shops and mid-tier buildings to Billionaire’s Row.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 July 2025
Critics found the Zumthor building design itself was undistinguished, looking more like a spaceship that had landed on the tar pits than a museum-worthy building.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Buick is a great American premium car brand that has fallen on hard times in recent years, reduced to selling undistinguished SUVs in the U.S.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
In 2014, the land beneath 100 West 57th sold to owners who seemed keen to take advantage of the block’s transformation from a somewhat undistinguished Midtown thoroughfare of souvenir shops and mid-tier buildings to Billionaire’s Row.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 July 2025
Critics found the Zumthor building design itself was undistinguished, looking more like a spaceship that had landed on the tar pits than a museum-worthy building.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undistinguished
Adjective
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Though drone seems unremarkable compared with cutting-edge weapon technologies and the majority have been struck down by American allies, many Shaheds have still managed to hit their targets.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Viewed from the street, the house actually is pretty unremarkable — a mid-size, split-level, midcentury ranch house, built in a style that became pretty ubiquitous in the California suburbs in the post-World War II era.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That’s why nominating another batch of respectable but unexceptional candidates—the preference of the party’s DC establishment—could be deadly.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
16 Feb. 2026
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Dad had always told me his father was a naval officer who'd had an unexceptional career and died suddenly in a traffic accident.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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But until that moment, the one when Towns sank a seemingly unimportant bucket during what turned into a 49-point decimation of the 76ers, those types of shots had evaporated.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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His decision not to include a female gold medalist sent a clear message to the nation about how unimportant women’s wins are to the White House.—
Megan Schrader,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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There’s so much to be discussed discussing the advisability of starting a war, the cost of insurance coverage or loss of cargo is likely insignificant.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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While the current correlation between AI adoption and broad labor market outcomes remains small and statistically insignificant, Goldman’s baseline forecast is that 6% to 7% of workers—roughly 11 million jobs—will eventually be displaced by AI automation over the long term.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Undistinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undistinguished. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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