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Recent Examples of unshowy
Perhaps even more than that, PSG — long dismissed and derided as a hopelessly unbalanced gaggle of individual superstars — have become a team, widely respected for the remarkable industriousness of their football and the humble, unshowy brilliance of their young players.
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The former six-term congresswoman is a decidedly unshowy politician who wields her power discreetly — a quiet bearing that has been the topic of criticism during this crisis, when many Angelenos appeared to crave louder and more forceful leadership.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Supporting actor Yura Borisov getting traction for his unshowy, reactive performance could be a sign voters may be ready to put a ring on it.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
But there’s a wealth of psychological mystery in Sutherland’s unshowy, uninflected turn.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 25 June 2024
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The former six-term congresswoman is a decidedly unshowy politician who wields her power discreetly — a quiet bearing that has been the topic of criticism during this crisis, when many Angelenos appeared to crave louder and more forceful leadership.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Supporting actor Yura Borisov getting traction for his unshowy, reactive performance could be a sign voters may be ready to put a ring on it.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
But there’s a wealth of psychological mystery in Sutherland’s unshowy, uninflected turn.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshowy
Adjective
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Guests enter unobtrusive double doors from the street and walk past a long hallway, passing a wine wall and an attractive counter display of fresh vegetables and fish that appear to have just been caught.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Every scene and gag plays out in noncommittal fashion, with an unmoving, unobtrusive camera capturing stilted compositions.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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For much of the last four years, that would’ve been an unremarkable sequence.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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And, while that was a first, being a second-generation N.B.A. player is becoming almost unremarkable.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Publicity is the last thing Iran’s Jews need: Their entire survival strategy has been to lead the most inconspicuous lives possible—and news of detentions is more attention than the community wants.—
Roya Hakakian,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Keeping a spray bottle of all-purpose cleaner along with a clean, dry cloth hidden away in the bath can make quick (inconspicuous) work of your mid-party touch-up.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Bay's darkening around the bikini area still hasn’t fully resolved, but the discoloration on her arms has faded to be almost unnoticeable.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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At the time, unnoticeable hair loss felt like the least of my worries.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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They are intended to reduce trauma to the scalp, may contribute to smoother recovery, and are designed to help achieve subtle, natural-looking outcomes.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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The property’s subtle musical motif reminds guests of its beginnings as a radio station, while the sunset libations at its Hi-Fi Rooftop Bar draw a regular crowd.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 Nov. 2021
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The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
6 July 2018
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“Unshowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshowy. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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