as in boring
having nothing exciting, interesting, or unusual happening; not eventful
an uneventful vacation/day/life The flight home was uneventful.
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Recent Examples of uneventful
Bennett and William had a relatively uneventful NICU stay.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The couple had no idea an otherwise uneventful errand would land them a $150,000 prize, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
So, no, spending their way out of the play-in likely won’t be a Heat option next summer, with NBA free agency 2026 likely to be as uneventful for the Heat as NBA free agency 2025.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Seven of the eight pregnancies were uneventful; in one case, a pregnant woman had blood tests showing high lipid levels.
—Nancy Lapid, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The couple had no idea an otherwise uneventful errand would land them a $150,000 prize, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
So, no, spending their way out of the play-in likely won’t be a Heat option next summer, with NBA free agency 2026 likely to be as uneventful for the Heat as NBA free agency 2025.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Seven of the eight pregnancies were uneventful; in one case, a pregnant woman had blood tests showing high lipid levels.
—Nancy Lapid, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
Adjective
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Historically, tracking demand for electricity was a boring task marked by little to no change.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Uranus has already been demanding freedom in your day-to-day, pushing you to ditch boring structures.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The routine can be tiring because both are raising young children.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Since travel can be tiring, Candow doubles his dose to 20 grams to counter jet lag from international trips.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Biden, who ended his bid for a second White House term 107 days before last year's election, has been relatively slow to move on presidential library planning compared with most of his recent predecessors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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With Parkinson’s, doctors implant electrodes in the brain that produce electrical impulses to disrupt the abnormal signals that cause tremors, stiffness and slow movement.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Amid the album's release, Justin shared several clips and photos on Instagram of billboards and projections in various locations around the world featuring a photo with his 1-year-old son Jack Blues, and himself and his wife, 28, with the little one.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dealing with the horrors of the situation in Gaza within the sterile environment of a call center, its workers are feeling increasingly hopeless, caught in the political crossfire of an escalating situation.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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For the first time, a technological tool seemed to truly understand us—not as a sterile database, but as a conversational partner.—
Avital Pardo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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