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Recent Examples of unexciting
This past offseason started hot and then slowly cooled into a generally unexciting paste.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Searchlight Pictures These are somewhat unexciting subjects for movies.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
At about 3,200 pounds, the Gallardo coupe is more flickable than its weight suggests, with handling that is sure-footed and beautifully neutral, but hardly unexciting.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
While declaring a tie for now is admittedly unexciting, the fact that this race is too close to call from the outset is a good thing.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Searchlight Pictures These are somewhat unexciting subjects for movies.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
At about 3,200 pounds, the Gallardo coupe is more flickable than its weight suggests, with handling that is sure-footed and beautifully neutral, but hardly unexciting.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
While declaring a tie for now is admittedly unexciting, the fact that this race is too close to call from the outset is a good thing.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexciting
Adjective
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So while the Oilers managed to make the playoffs — which wasn’t always assured — their stay was ultimately too short and too uninspiring to earn Knoblauch another season in charge.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The article argues that despite media dismissals of the race as dull and uninspiring, California’s gubernatorial contest represents the most compelling campaign in decades with substantive competition and well-qualified candidates with solid political experience and accomplishments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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The younger generation of poets may view with pleasure Mr. Spicer’s execution of what seems to me a difficult and unrewarding task.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Apr. 2026
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Rather, their work becomes especially exploitative and unrewarding, leaving them prone to disillusionment.—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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As our Mike Vorkunov already pointed out, the four teams that are pennies above the tax line (Philadelphia, Denver, Phoenix and Toronto) are virtually guaranteed to make small deals to get under; these will just be spectacularly uninteresting trades in terms of actual basketball.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Moreover, the subject is weedy and boring.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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In comic book canon, Clark's earlier years are actually pretty boring!—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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More boos followed after the final whistle with Slot’s side serving up another insipid home performance.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Excusing them as means to achieve preferred policy outcomes is beyond insipid.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His hope is a life that resonates with authentic emotion and not monotonous conformism.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Her set was a triumph, in part because her energetic delivery injected life into the proceedings after the show had slipped into a monotonous rhythm halfway through its bloated, nearly three-hour runtime.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Rage sits on the pages among the everyday updates of life, as if the anger itself was banal.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Doing away with the classic Humpty Dumpty physique, chef Nicolas Cloiseau opts for something less banal and more cubic, channeling his inner Picasso.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
4 Apr. 2026
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These moved beyond the bland and laudatory, offering candid and penetrating portraits of artists and celebrities that stand out in an era where A-listers are guarded by armies of publicists and handlers.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Bread While the refrigerator has been said to help keep bread from molding, the humidity of the fridge draws out the moisture from the bread, leaving you with bland, dry slices.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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“Unexciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexciting. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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