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Recent Examples of unglamorous
It will be solved by dozens of unglamorous decisions that expand supply, restore competition and reduce hidden cost drivers across the economy.
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J.d. Hayworth, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
The Tennessee native took on unglamorous roles early in his career, including forklift driver, truck driver, unloader and janitor as a college student.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The work is wonky, unglamorous, and often slow.
—Kyla Mandel, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
The stunning regular-season finale against the Baltimore Ravens aside, Pittsburgh pulled an AFC North title through unglamorous but reliable means.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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J.d. Hayworth, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
The Tennessee native took on unglamorous roles early in his career, including forklift driver, truck driver, unloader and janitor as a college student.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The work is wonky, unglamorous, and often slow.
—Kyla Mandel, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
The stunning regular-season finale against the Baltimore Ravens aside, Pittsburgh pulled an AFC North title through unglamorous but reliable means.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unglamorous
Adjective
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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
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Using these unromantic, 50,000-ton auxiliaries to test the new battleship hull-form, mechanical systems or electrical innovations makes sense.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Bradley Iger,
Ars Technica,
17 Aug. 2022
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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
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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unglamorous. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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