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Recent Examples of unoriginal These are deeply unoriginal ideas about the future. Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025 So far, what AI produces in the way of literature is purely derivative and thus noticeably unoriginal. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025 The Bond films became nihilistic, and the post-Snyder DC films are notable only for being poor, unoriginal corporate gestures — counterfeit versions of Snyder’s resonant mythologizing. Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025 The very best ones deviate from dupe culture, which often features unoriginal designs made with lower-quality materials. Irene Richardson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for unoriginal
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Adjective
  • In addition to thinking about how to escape John’s imitative poetry and scholasticism, Constantine had to consider his own future.
    Gregory Jusdanis, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
  • In Roeck’s picture, competitive, rather than imitative, habits of mind rose from religious warfare, establishing a cutthroat system of cultural and economic innovation which lasts to this day.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • As injuries mounted up, the more formulaic Arsenal became, and the yearning for someone more expressive grew.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • However, despite the model appearing somewhat formulaic, Kishton emphasized that collaborative care programs vary across institutions.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Unoriginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoriginal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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