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Recent Examples of unglamorous
Welcome to the unglamorous side of gardening that nobody’s favorite plant influencer warned you about.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Hollywood support staff, like office workers around the world, are using AI for pedestrian, unglamorous tasks like composing emails, setting meetings and figuring out how to dole out the constant stream of requisite congratulations and holiday gifts.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Her distinctly unglamorous performance spans Martin’s small-town West Virginia beginnings to a professional career shadowed by her abusive manager-turned-husband (Ben Foster).
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
But that's not the unglamorous only self-care ritual Bieber shares in this adorable photo dump.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Hollywood support staff, like office workers around the world, are using AI for pedestrian, unglamorous tasks like composing emails, setting meetings and figuring out how to dole out the constant stream of requisite congratulations and holiday gifts.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Her distinctly unglamorous performance spans Martin’s small-town West Virginia beginnings to a professional career shadowed by her abusive manager-turned-husband (Ben Foster).
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
But that's not the unglamorous only self-care ritual Bieber shares in this adorable photo dump.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unglamorous
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The logical, unromantic version of their history is that in the 17th century Chincoteague farmers moved their livestock to neighboring Assateague Island to roam freely and avoid fencing their land, as well as skirting various taxation laws.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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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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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 28 Apr. 2026.
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