uninspired

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Recent Examples of uninspired So who distinguished themselves at the ballot box in 2024, and who turned in an uninspired performance? Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025 But heroism from LaVine and Coby White (19 points, 5 assists) couldn’t offset a dreadful first half of haphazard ball handling and uninspired defense. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 After a stretch of uninspired basketball, which included a Christmas Day loss at home to the Philadelphia 76ers, the jam sent the message that the Celtics were ready to soar again. Jay King, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024 But that’s no excuse for delivering stale, uninspired experiences. Mallory Walsh, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninspired 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspired
Adjective
  • And the crew was flying an older-model aircraft that lacked certain safety technologies in its cockpit that are commonplace in those of commercial airplanes in the United States.
    Mark Walker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Because of this, what would normally be alarming at any other airport in the country has become commonplace at DCA.
    Megan Christie, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Soto said this can pose safety issues when workers become tired after working eight hour shifts back to back.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Proud parents who have sacrificed so much, tired and eager to get home.
    Erin Hill, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • His side’s domination of territory and possession, against vastly inferior opponents, has been branded boring by some supporters.
    Beren Cross, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Writing fiction no longer merely strikes him as boring.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Such an unimaginative and bland group of coaches and programs.
    Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The book will therefore appear January 14 (following a leak that rocked the publishing world), scarcely a month after Francis’s 88th birthday, under the appropriate if slightly unimaginative title Hope.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Interest in Slavia Prague’s El Hadji Malick Diouf, a more conventional left wing-back option, was frustrated by the Czech club’s valuation of the 20-year-old.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Its reliance on engineering fundamentals instead of conventional machine learning ensures its robustness and reliability in critical applications.
    Grace Butler, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • For this trip, the crew capsule was spun up to 11 revolutions per minute, as opposed to the typical half-revolution per minute.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
  • What was typical of Tennessee was the chaos caused by the Lady Vols’ full-court pressure defense, specifically in a decisive third quarter in which Tennessee outscored UConn, 22-15 — the only quarter of the game the Lady Vols outscored the Huskies.
    Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • App and web users are now able to buy and sell derivative contracts that convert into $100 based on the outcome of NFL, NBA and UEFA Champions League seasons.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The film’s sparse, handmade 16-mm aesthetic, which visually recalls influences ranging from early German Expressionism to the work of Guy Maddin, primarily sells the film’s outlandish fantastical conceit, despite its derivative nature.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Add a few drops to your daily moisturizer and apply it as usual.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Benefits provided by the Social Security administration, including retirement, survivor and disability benefits, will be paid as usual.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025

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“Uninspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspired. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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