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Recent Examples of unelaborate
How can something so unelaborate as Sole Meuniere with Lemon and Browned Butter be such a rave?
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2017
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unelaborate
Adjective
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The house Leavitt rents is largely undecorated save for the kids’ rooms, some Polaroids stuck to the refrigerator door, and a painting of the Mormon temple in Provo where she and Conner were married.—
Hunter Harris,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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Videos on TikToks show a mostly empty, undecorated room with bare concrete floors in a convention center, dotted by maybe a dozen people and folding tables lined with a single row of fake rose petals punctuated by books.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Pope Francis requested his tomb be modest and unadorned.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Some birds use mud to either build or shore up their nests, so leaving a muddy patch of ground unadorned would be appreciated by them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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During Kenya’s mass protests last year, demonstrators created chatbots to explain complex legislation in plain language to help their peers understand its impact.—
Erika Page,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 May 2025
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There are date-night options ranging from the expensive to the affordable, from the romantic to the just plain fun.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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To help fortify children’s islands, parents can take a few simple steps: 1.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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Style them with a simple tank for a casual day out, or add a blazer and ballet flats for a more polished airport look.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The kitchen—small, unfancy, pleasant—has a window with a sight line to the Duomo: by conventional measures the best view in the apartment, but somehow, in this setting, a private decadence.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
23 Aug. 2022
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The writing was elegant but direct, decidedly unfancy, and always infused by Gurza’s encyclopedic knowledge of music and passion for social justice, community and family.—
Richard Marosi,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2022
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“Unelaborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unelaborate. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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