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as in slovenly
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as in undemanding
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Recent Examples of unfussy
Although both must be delicious, the former needs to be unfussy, practical and quick, preferably with minimal prep and cleanup, while the latter can be more of a project.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
The brand’s shoes are famously unfussy and made to hold up to countless steps, while being waterproof and simple to clean with a wet rag or a blast from the hose.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The food is unfussy, hearty, and loaded with meat and cheese; crowd favorites include the Serbian salad, goulash, and burek (phyllo dough typically stuffed with ground beef).
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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The Tate Credenza from Crate & Barrel is midcentury modern done right—streamlined, handsome, and refreshingly unfussy.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
The brand’s shoes are famously unfussy and made to hold up to countless steps, while being waterproof and simple to clean with a wet rag or a blast from the hose.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The food is unfussy, hearty, and loaded with meat and cheese; crowd favorites include the Serbian salad, goulash, and burek (phyllo dough typically stuffed with ground beef).
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Crate & Barrel Tate Walnut Midcentury Credenza $1,099 Crate & Barrel
The Tate Credenza from Crate & Barrel is midcentury modern done right—streamlined, handsome, and refreshingly unfussy.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfussy
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Related Stories The movie O’Neil has put together out of this footage, which premiered last night at Cannes, is by any real-world standard a slovenly and undisciplined piece of work.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Disappointed Steve Dear Steve: The real disappointment comes from slovenly people who throw trash onto our highways, or fail to properly secure their cargo.—
Frank Fellone,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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In the Turbine Hall, art could be as enjoyable, and as undemanding, as lying back on your chaise in Marbella.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Many people crave more time with their friends, yet the anxiety of hosting what should be an undemanding get-together may preclude them from seeing their buds more often.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Musk has become a bogeyman for Democrats, who say his cuts to government are slipshod and putting Americans at risk.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
19 Mar. 2025
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The overuse of various kinds of dubious medicines and treatments for COVID-19 is emblematic of the government’s slipshod response to the pandemic.—
Ramanan Laxminarayan,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2021
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What happened in the court, instead, was part of a long overdue reckoning about the country’s obsession with seduction, the uncritical adulation of its artists and the stalling in France of the #MeToo movement.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The concern is not that AI is inherently detrimental, but rather the potential for its uncritical and pervasive use to lead to a form of agency decay – a diminished capacity for independent thought, problem-solving, and creative generation when the first and easiest solution is to defer to an AI.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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RuPaul wants a Drag Superstar, not an ordinary girl who gets lazy and gets bored.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Jack Sparks, aquatics director for the city, said Black Bob Bay’s water park typically draws the biggest crowds with its lazy river, rock wall and high dive.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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The mother was charged with four counts of first-degree domestic violence, aggravated child abuse, abuse of a corpse and criminally negligent homicide.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Teresa Louise Biswanath, 46, was sentenced to two years behind bars after a jury convicted her of criminally negligent homicide, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office said in a May 13 news release.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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In lieu of federal regulation, there was a haphazard patchwork of state and local laws surrounding certain foods pre-1906.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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Others may be haphazard power grabs, or may amount to something more.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Many things – houses, cars, education, to name a few – have already gotten more expensive because of the chaotic and fiscally irresponsible economic policies that Trump and Congress are pursuing.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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This could be partially in reaction to erratic U.S. trade policy or manifestly irresponsible U.S. fiscal policy, both of which are deserving of markets’ skepticism.—
Dominic Pino,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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“Unfussy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfussy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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