as in unexciting
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Recent Examples of unrewarding
Higher education advisor Dan Ulin of Elite Student Coach in Los Angeles, California says downsides of unrewarding advanced degrees can extend far beyond the potential for long-term student loan debt and being thrust into an industry with limited (or no) growth potential.
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Robert Farrington, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The big problem is that social media is unrewarding.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
In many of the cases, the endings with Heat leading men have been awkward and, at least initially, unrewarding.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
Automation enables human workers to opt out of repetitive tasks that are physically taxing but otherwise unrewarding.
—Massimo Bizzi, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Robert Farrington, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The big problem is that social media is unrewarding.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
In many of the cases, the endings with Heat leading men have been awkward and, at least initially, unrewarding.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
Automation enables human workers to opt out of repetitive tasks that are physically taxing but otherwise unrewarding.
—Massimo Bizzi, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrewarding
Adjective
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Anyway, the matchups are largely unexciting given most of the drivers have no history or rivalry together (Ryan Preece vs. Tyler Reddick?—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Ju-hyeong should know how unexciting a day in court can be.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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And if the uninspiring, low-effort play continues into New York’s next game — a road WNBA Finals rematch against the Minnesota Lynx — the scoreboard will look much worse.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
29 July 2025
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Another says Stan Lee, frustrated by years of toil churning out uninspiring comics, was prompted by his wife to try something new that would excite him.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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As a dispute progresses, the merchant’s side of the story might come back in a tedious, 50-page document.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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While the job can be extensive and tedious at points, tending to my plants is a lot easier with the help of the right garden tools.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But all the dark wood furniture and an uninteresting light fixture did little to make this an inviting space for dinner.—
Meghan Holloran,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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There is a belief in some circles that an acrobatic save is a result of a goalie not properly playing his position, and the best goalies make simple, uninteresting saves because they’re positioned properly to cut off the angle of a shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Stick with boring investments to avoid big mistakes from get-rich-quick schemes.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hosting every summit in a big European city would alleviate much of the pressure to re-invent the wheel every time with respect to hotels, transit, and other boring but essential logistical details.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Didn’t Week 3 feel like… a monotonous redo of Week 2?—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
31 July 2025
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Speech problems are common in people with Parkinson’s disease and are characterized by a weak, sometimes nasal or monotonous voice with imprecise articulation.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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The repeat narrative is becoming tiresome and concerning for supporters.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
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That has been a tiresome trend of Arsenal matches in recent years, so seeing how Arteta responds to those situations will be interesting going forward.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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This was what attracted them, Mala said, because no Indian woman was allowed enough privacy to thus indulge in a solipsistic obsession with her own psychology—encouraged to chart the fluctuations of her temperament in response to deep crises that were inevitably banal.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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What’s actually the most interesting thing is to go the opposite route and go pure banal.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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“Unrewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrewarding. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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