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Recent Examples of unexotic
Even on a dusty tarmac with the car riding on decidedly unexotic Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires (the same rubber that was used to set its official 0–60 and quarter-mile times), the Nevera leapt off the line without a hint of wheelspin.
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Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
Benefit’s popular cherry-red Benetint started life in 1976 as a nipple stain made for exotic dancers out of rose petals and carmine and later commercialized for the unexotic rest of us.
—Linda Wells, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2021
Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
Benefit’s popular cherry-red Benetint started life in 1976 as a nipple stain made for exotic dancers out of rose petals and carmine and later commercialized for the unexotic rest of us.
—Linda Wells, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexotic
Adjective
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Fuqua imagined a video featuring Coolio and the movie’s star, Michelle Pfeiffer, on an unglamorous set—no silk pajamas required.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Just consistent, unglamorous change — and one medication used only at the very end.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That seemingly unromantic shift towards feeling more like roommates than crushes isn’t inherently bad.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2026
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Small-Business Mindset Listening to both Cook and Drew, all of this sounds unromantic in the best possible way.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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By the end of that show, the anxiety and isolation that freight life in the closet had burned away, leaving a happy, hopeful ending in place of familiar narrative disaster; love is found, secrecy is banished, and all is well.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Yet, lurking on social media, the appointment unleashed the all-too-familiar torrent of hate, sexism and misogyny.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unexotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexotic. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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