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
Washington’s absence was particularly felt during what would normally be a procedural and uneventful handover to the next G20 presidency, which the US takes over next month – but a handover didn’t take place.
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Hannah Ryder, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The weather this weekend looks uneventful, with highs in the mid-40s and warning up to 55 degrees on Sunday.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Grand larceny notwithstanding, our five days in the city were otherwise uneventful, which is to say, completely blissful.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
The official, Todd Inman, said the crew had completed their standard checklist and briefing and the takeoff roll was uneventful.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Ryder, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The weather this weekend looks uneventful, with highs in the mid-40s and warning up to 55 degrees on Sunday.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Grand larceny notwithstanding, our five days in the city were otherwise uneventful, which is to say, completely blissful.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
The official, Todd Inman, said the crew had completed their standard checklist and briefing and the takeoff roll was uneventful.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
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Despite looking like a fighter pilot who could win a game of dogfight football, Colin isn’t framed as a temptation for Marissa, and a lack of sexy secrets proves to be a recurring blind spot for the series, even if those two have plenty of other skeletons in their massive, boring closets.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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All this after Fern just wanted to renovate her boring bookseller life by starting over next to her orc pal Viv’s coffee shop!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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When Jensen was tiring of running her own business, her little brother did her the same favor of helping her land a job with the cannabis dispensary From The Earth at their Brookside location, where she was quickly hired and loved by her coworkers.—
PJ Green
January 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Although Richardson has only appeared in 25 of the 36 contests so far in his rookie campaign, the near first-half of his first year as a professional has been tiring for the 20-year-old who’s continued to adjust to his new life in Orlando.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Hoover finished 319 yards on 34-of-50 passing, but his two turnovers were critical mistakes that led to TCU’s slow start in the first half.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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When visiting the exhibit, plan on taking your time to make the most of it, or what the American Federation of Arts calls slow looking.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Chinese retailer, known for its range of cheap ultra-fast-fashion clothing and criticisms of its labor and environmental practices, is nestled on the sixth floor of a more than century-old building in Paris, a city famous for high-end fashion and a recent green push.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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This makes your home feel intentional and personal instead of sterile and unoriginal.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Many japonica camellias, in the manner of other botanical hybrids, are sterile with their yellow, thread-like stamens and stigmas either absent or invisible.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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