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Recent Examples of unexciting
Theory 2: Bad hires In unexciting coaching carousels, Florida sat on the wrong horses.
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Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Key standard features: 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale All-wheel drive
Standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Wireless charging
Adaptive cruise control
Blind spot and cross-traffic alerts
18-inch tires
Driving impressions
The Tonale is comfortable but unexciting in its normal driving mode.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
He was distracted by a looming snowstorm when talked to the founder, James Park, and thought that Park was flat and unexciting.
—Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Cracker Barrel proudly announced a new, streamlined, unexciting logo, explained it poorly, defended it clumsily, and failed to recognize that anything remotely resembling a jab at white people, Southern heritage or tradition these days will be attacked as woke.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Key standard features: 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale All-wheel drive
Standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Wireless charging
Adaptive cruise control
Blind spot and cross-traffic alerts
18-inch tires
Driving impressions
The Tonale is comfortable but unexciting in its normal driving mode.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
He was distracted by a looming snowstorm when talked to the founder, James Park, and thought that Park was flat and unexciting.
—Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Cracker Barrel proudly announced a new, streamlined, unexciting logo, explained it poorly, defended it clumsily, and failed to recognize that anything remotely resembling a jab at white people, Southern heritage or tradition these days will be attacked as woke.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexciting
Adjective
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The pine wood cabinetry in this outdated kitchen makes the kitchen feel dark and uninspiring.—
Farima Ferguson,
The Spruce,
28 Jan. 2026
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And both games took place against a backdrop of a season fading away, as the Leafs stumble their way toward an uninspiring playoff miss.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Therefore, a slow-burn year is characterized by, amongst other things, a sustained effort in health, self-regulation, boundary-setting or skill development which is largely unrewarding in real time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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The drama stars Cici Wang as Monkey, a backstage theater worker facing unemployment after years of unrewarding work.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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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
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Symmetrical Throw Pillows Having two identical pillows placed neatly on either side of a sofa is the safest—and most uninteresting—choice.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
28 Jan. 2026
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Supporting your bone health doesn’t have to be complicated or boring.—
Lauren Manaker,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
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Halftime shows for many years were also fairly boring affairs.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Even the most insipid formulaic pop nonsense can induce that almost mystical reflection of life if your connections to the time of its airplay are meaningful.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the film, which is visually impressive, but insipid in the story, there are countless small touches that bring us back to the original.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The filling is anything but monotonous, with layers of ricotta, shredded provolone, Italian sausage, and fresh kale.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
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On the hunt for a recipe to break you out of your monotonous meal routine?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The authenticity of the writer-protagonist’s feelings is undermined by the banal familiarity of a specific indie-film model.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is a banal statement of law, one that Hegseth himself has made publicly in years past.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Life without a little spice can be bland, and the same goes for our food.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The film alternates between Aggressive Songs to Tell You What Emotion to Have and halting, bland narration from the first lady describing her feelings and initiatives.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Unexciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexciting. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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