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Recent Examples of unrewarding
Quiet firing is when an employer deliberately makes a job so unrewarding, isolating or stagnant that the employee feels pressured to quit, rather than being formally terminated.
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Here, Reader, is a run-through of Austen movies and limited TV series, from my favorite through least favorite — though Austen's novels are surprisingly sturdy, if approached with fondness and respect, and only the last of these would be considered unrewarding.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
These issues rendered the festival experience exhausting and unrewarding, contrary to what was promised when tickets were purchased.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Writing posts and connecting with people online can be unrewarding at first.
—Andrey Insarov, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Here, Reader, is a run-through of Austen movies and limited TV series, from my favorite through least favorite — though Austen's novels are surprisingly sturdy, if approached with fondness and respect, and only the last of these would be considered unrewarding.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
These issues rendered the festival experience exhausting and unrewarding, contrary to what was promised when tickets were purchased.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Writing posts and connecting with people online can be unrewarding at first.
—Andrey Insarov, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrewarding
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After his death, Pine settles into a requisite life in London as Alex Goodwin, a member of an unexciting intelligence unit called the Night Owls.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Searchlight Pictures These are somewhat unexciting subjects for movies.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The pine wood cabinetry in this outdated kitchen makes the kitchen feel dark and uninspiring.—
Farima Ferguson,
The Spruce,
28 Jan. 2026
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And both games took place against a backdrop of a season fading away, as the Leafs stumble their way toward an uninspiring playoff miss.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Taking the extra time to ensure your vehicle is fully clear of snow can feel tedious, but this act and extra prep keeps motorists safe on roads in unpredictable driving conditions.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Warming up an icy windshield before running errands or going to work can also be tedious work without de-icing solutions.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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Symmetrical Throw Pillows Having two identical pillows placed neatly on either side of a sofa is the safest—and most uninteresting—choice.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
28 Jan. 2026
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Carol is assigned a liaison from the hive mind, Zosia (Karolina Wydra), an unfailingly polite and stubbornly uninteresting woman who uses the wealth of information at her disposal to try to mollify her unhappy charge.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Nov. 2025
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Shopping on a budget doesn't have to be boring.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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For the boring old textbook reason of shifting interest rate differentials.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Now, for a vocation that can often be rigid and monotonous, Santos is looking to turn up the dial a bit on his artistic flair.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Around Springfield, too, I-55 is congested and hazardous, while in rural areas its monotonous straightaways invite motorists to floor it.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This could all easily get tiresome quite quickly, but the director has a light touch thanks to his poppy, direct style — colorful close-ups, broad line deliveries, simple cuts.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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Finding the silver lining in losses had grown tiresome.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The film’s opening stretch whizzes along as Charli — a natural, engaging actor — is dragged from one banal, vaguely embarrassing meeting or negotiation to another, sketchy vignettes usually punctuated at their close by Charli putting on her dark sunglasses and retreating back inward.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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This is a banal statement of law, one that Hegseth himself has made publicly in years past.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Unrewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrewarding. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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