as in uninspiring
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Recent Examples of unexciting
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.
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Mark Harris, Vulture, 4 June 2024
With the exception of the two men who provide the film with its ridiculously unexciting love triangle, everyone in Alex’s orbit is one-dimensional and uninteresting.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Another way of saying it: these companies generally are boring, unexciting and keep to themselves for the most part.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Will Warren and Carlos Carrasco are among the internal favorites to take the spot vacated by Cole, though the Yankees could explore the trade market or a slim, unexciting list of remaining free agents.
—Gary Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Mark Harris, Vulture, 4 June 2024
With the exception of the two men who provide the film with its ridiculously unexciting love triangle, everyone in Alex’s orbit is one-dimensional and uninteresting.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Another way of saying it: these companies generally are boring, unexciting and keep to themselves for the most part.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Will Warren and Carlos Carrasco are among the internal favorites to take the spot vacated by Cole, though the Yankees could explore the trade market or a slim, unexciting list of remaining free agents.
—Gary Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexciting
Adjective
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The American and Egyptian sides 0-0 draw was drab and uninspiring but plenty of talent is yet to take the field.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Many would have rejoiced when West Ham United’s uninspiring season finally ended against Ipswich Town on Sunday.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Some of the turnaround may be a result of the ways work has increasingly become uncertain and difficult for workers, let alone unrewarding and unfulfilling.—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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But what has emerged is a repetitive, unattractive, and finally unrewarding slog, in which Ducournau’s filmmaking verve itself seems to harden into lifelessness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The new Snow White represents progressive mediocrity — the antagonism between Snow White and her evil stepmother (Gal Gadot) is bland and uninteresting after the remarkable modern version White as Snow that starred Lou de Laâge and Isabelle Huppert.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025
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The first act is genuinely atrocious, a mess of story threads revolving around an uninteresting villain in the AI Entity that feels far too downbeat and sad for this franchise.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Corner infielders Carlos Santana (1B, CLE): The definition of boring and solid.—
Owen Poindexter,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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These pre-seasoned staples can revive boring veggies or fix a bland soup in no time flat.—
Sarah Felbin,
SELF,
10 June 2025
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Brazil were insipid at last summer’s Copa America and have gone downhill since.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Little Dog asks, an insipid comparison that illuminates only the fungibility of abstract nouns.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Even the center's manager admitted the work is pretty monotonous.—
Aowen Cao,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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Like you, or, sorry, like the woman in the book, the ordinary feels so uninspiring, so monotonous.—
Susan Choi,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The movie surrounding it, however, seems determined to make the extraordinary seem as bumper-sticker simple and banal as humanly possible.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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But lawmakers and the nonpartisan office that advises them have taken issue with the timing of the seemingly banal change.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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The technology could actually pressure speakers to focus on practical, actionable content rather than bland, general advice.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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What used to signal timelessness and functionality has become shorthand for bland, forgettable and often disposable.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
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“Unexciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexciting. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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