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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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Ruffles around the neck and sleeves nod to the ever-popular cottage-core trend, while the keyhole detail at the back is unobtrusive yet functional.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2025
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The front of the monitor shows a glowing ROG logo that acts as a status indicator (solid for on, blinking for pixel cleaning, etc.) and the bezels are rather unobtrusive.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The Warriors have pushed him to be a beast on the glass, but historically, players rarely change their stripes in this realm, and his rebound rate has stayed right around 10.0 percent his whole career — fine for a combo forward but unremarkable.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Reading was an unremarkable activity, essentially unchanged since the advent of the modern publishing industry, in the nineteenth century.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Look for products with one or more of those ingredients, and always test first on a small, inconspicuous area to ensure your carpet won’t be damaged or stained.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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There’s much national interest in what would ordinarily be an inconspicuous case of a Broward County man charged with voting illegally.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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At the time, unnoticeable hair loss felt like the least of my worries.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Except that could be slim enough to be unnoticeable in the hand, but thick enough to handle a bigger cell inside.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When paired to a non-Huawei phone, audio quality still sounds good, but has a subtle loss of depth.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Bow Strap midi dress: $139 (Nordstrom) This Petal & Pup Floret midi dress at Nordstrom offers a modern take on boho fashion with its subtle floral design, cute ladylike details and flattering cut.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
18 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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