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Recent Examples of undramatic
This gave me the naive assumption that an uneventful gestation would be followed by an equally undramatic delivery.
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Brigid Washington, Bon Appétit, 24 June 2024
If his family life was grounded and undramatic, his imaginative life was something like the opposite.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2024
A lot of change is undramatic growth, transformation, or decay, or rather its timescale means the drama might not be perceptible to the impatient.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 24 Jan. 2024
In the next year, however, the small but dedicated community that is combating trafficking could get an enormous boost from an unexpected and rather undramatic source: the Outcome Document of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals.
—Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2014
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Brigid Washington, Bon Appétit, 24 June 2024
If his family life was grounded and undramatic, his imaginative life was something like the opposite.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2024
A lot of change is undramatic growth, transformation, or decay, or rather its timescale means the drama might not be perceptible to the impatient.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 24 Jan. 2024
In the next year, however, the small but dedicated community that is combating trafficking could get an enormous boost from an unexpected and rather undramatic source: the Outcome Document of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals.
—Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undramatic
Adjective
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Republic of Ireland and Wales internationals Mark Travers and Tom King provide solid but unspectacular back-up.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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All that said, there were legitimate moments of glory—like when Tai turned on Scot and Jason—that elevated the proceedings and turned this season into a solid, if unspectacular, entry.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Dull, unexciting fight scenes; just CGI monsters.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Following those highs came a string of solid but unexciting records, which mostly stuck with Metric’s formula while adding the occasional left-field lyric about the Kool-Aid-drinking masses or confounding reference to QAnon.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Friday's episode of SmackDown was mostly uneventful as WWE heads for back-to-back weekends of premium live events.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Rendered with the broad strokes of an overstated stage drama, the new surrealist comedy from Quentin Dupieux is light and largely uneventful.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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But its most striking characteristic, now that the media is completely oversaturated with violent murders and courtroom dramas, is that De Lestrade’s work is so straightforward and unsensational.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
8 June 2018
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Robinson, whose credits include The L Word and True Blood, approaches the story in such a low-key, unsensational way that the trio's beyond-bohemian arrangement is barely eyebrow-raising.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Oct. 2017
Adjective
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At a time when younger workers are often stereotyped as quick to abandon jobs that feel difficult or unrewarding, Dimon said discomfort is part of the process.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Cornish-Dale identifies potentially worrisome phenomena, such as a reported decline in sperm counts around the world, and gestures toward genuine feelings of ennui experienced by many young American men, who are stuck in unrewarding jobs, searching for greater meaning in their lives.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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On the other hand, the statement is emblematic of the uninteresting vagueness of Spider-Noir‘s world-building.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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The premise is uninteresting, and, worst of all, the jokes aren’t remotely funny.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Neutrals can get boring, but this easy palette reads effortless, not unimaginative.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 May 2026
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Yes, that’s the same job that Anna Wintour currently holds at Condé Nast, a deeply unimaginative plot movement to a film that feels far too comfy with its titular baddie.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As a means of conspicuous consumption the canon is poorly served, but as a destination to explore, as a complicated, contradictory, sometimes boring and often beautiful place, there can be much to be gained through a meander, a perusal, a stroll.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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There are a lot of small, sincere plays that are also very boring.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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“Undramatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undramatic. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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