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Recent Examples of unflashy The film’s strong suit is its matter-of-fact fusion of the supernatural and the quotidian — that and its unflashy intimacy. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2022 Over the weekend at a Venetian culinary event called Tastemakers, Wakuda was a quieter presence alongside other celebrity chefs, including Wolfgang Puck, but the unflashy demeanor fits with his success story. David Hochman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022 Allies of Starmer, however, defend his unflashy personality. Emily Ashton, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2022 The unflashy attention to period details by production designer Micaela Saiegh and costume designer Mónica Toschi serves the story well, never distracting from Strassera and the work at hand. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for unflashy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflashy
Adjective
  • Without it, people go quiet, engagement drops and growth stalls.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The quiet horror is that even 20 years later, the fence has not disappeared.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The muted response to these modern takes on decades-old classics perhaps explains the move toward reviving properties that resonate with much younger generations instead.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
  • London, on the other hand, has a much more muted outlook.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Defying the typical approach where women tend to remain subdued and silent, often fearful of additional scrutiny.
    Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Its madras inventory today includes these seven-inch shorts in a slightly more subdued and earthy pattern and color.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • There are both bold and understated options available.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
  • Björn Borg, with his headbands and ice-cold demeanor, and Arthur Ashe, with his academic cool and understated elegance, became icons whose style outlasted their careers.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Lemon The little black dress of garnishes, at once flirty and restrained.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
  • With two monochrome takes on intricate guilloché work the new dial designs come across as more restrained, even with baguette-cut indices.
    Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Such is the unpretentious benefit of franchise formulas done well.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 June 2025
  • The unpretentious, homey atmosphere is immediately inviting.
    Danielle Hallock, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Consider that for the average university lab, the indirect costs alone—including office support, computing, compliance, instruments, space and administrative support—average $8 million annually, and that's a conservative estimate.
    Siamak Baharloo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The conservative wing of the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits medical practitioners from providing gender-affirming care to minors; these include prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender children.
    Essence, Essence, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • While to some these screen-free devices may seem like a return to the early, simpler days of fitness trackers, Werring says the public is a bit more savvy than the step-counting obsessives of the 2010s.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • But the system isn’t as simple as the governor suggests.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025

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“Unflashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflashy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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