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Recent Examples of unexciting
Scientists have often regarded calls as unexciting and simple compared with birdsong.
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Sofia Marie Haley, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
Vodka is all-too-often written off as an unexciting category of spirit.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Producers love an unexciting telecast, but audiences are hungry for the kind of raw emotion and drama that populates the films that win the awards.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Kenzie was far from the first contestant in Survivor history to earn her million dollars that way, and her victory, though unexciting, was not illegitimate.
—Mark Harris, Vulture, 4 June 2024
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Sofia Marie Haley, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
Vodka is all-too-often written off as an unexciting category of spirit.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Producers love an unexciting telecast, but audiences are hungry for the kind of raw emotion and drama that populates the films that win the awards.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Kenzie was far from the first contestant in Survivor history to earn her million dollars that way, and her victory, though unexciting, was not illegitimate.
—Mark Harris, Vulture, 4 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexciting
Adjective
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But other than that, a very uninspiring and drab set.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Essentially, that made all else moot, overshadowing another uninspiring effort by center Kel’el Ware, as well as quality Heat contributions from Pelle Larsson and Javonte Cooke.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Here, Reader, is a run-through of Austen movies and limited TV series, from my favorite through least favorite — though Austen's novels are surprisingly sturdy, if approached with fondness and respect, and only the last of these would be considered unrewarding.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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These issues rendered the festival experience exhausting and unrewarding, contrary to what was promised when tickets were purchased.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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But all the dark wood furniture and an uninteresting light fixture did little to make this an inviting space for dinner.—
Meghan Holloran,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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There is a belief in some circles that an acrobatic save is a result of a goalie not properly playing his position, and the best goalies make simple, uninteresting saves because they’re positioned properly to cut off the angle of a shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2025
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Stick with boring investments to avoid big mistakes from get-rich-quick schemes.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hosting every summit in a big European city would alleviate much of the pressure to re-invent the wheel every time with respect to hotels, transit, and other boring but essential logistical details.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Callahan’s baritone is rich and full, but the rest of the instrumentation feels insipid.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
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Italy were insipid against the Swiss in that Euros defeat this time last year.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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After 10 weeks or so of physical therapy sessions and monotonous daily exercises, the nerve finally returned to its proper place.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Repeating several different varieties in masses along the border gives gardens a sense of cohesion without the planting feeling monotonous.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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This was what attracted them, Mala said, because no Indian woman was allowed enough privacy to thus indulge in a solipsistic obsession with her own psychology—encouraged to chart the fluctuations of her temperament in response to deep crises that were inevitably banal.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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What’s actually the most interesting thing is to go the opposite route and go pure banal.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Flat video is a bit bland without edits but provides a more flexible starting point for creators with the know-how to apply a creative color grade in the editing room.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Out-of-season tomatoes—notoriously pale, mealy, and bland—tend to be tomatoes in name only.—
Rachel Sugar,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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“Unexciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexciting. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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