vanilla

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Recent Examples of vanilla The court has ruled that the companies must develop a new product formula that does not include vanilla derived from non-vanilla plant sources within 12 months of the settlement’s finalization, according to the news release. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vanilla
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanilla
Adjective
  • Historically, tracking demand for electricity was a boring task marked by little to no change.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Uranus has already been demanding freedom in your day-to-day, pushing you to ditch boring structures.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Nearly 3,000 Amazon shoppers gave the candle trio a five-star rating for their adjustable brightness, realistic flickering features, and neutral colors.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Cleaning solution—Use a mild, pH-neutral cleaner specifically designed for hardwood floors.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Recreate her look with these beige tall boots that skim just below the knee.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The interchangeable bands are available in orange, blue, beige, green, and brown, while the buckle is available in Greige Sand, Night Black, and Brown Copper.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Two decades later, and with audience affection for The Office as enduring as ever, Daniels has once again built an all-new mockumentary-style workplace comedy around an nondescript office, this time in the form of The Paper — a new Peacock series about a Midwestern newsroom fighting for survival.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Today, there’s a cross painted high on the front of Partakers of Christ’s nondescript cinder-block facade.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In the far distance lies the Pacific Ocean, and beyond that, featureless protuberances labeled Japan, Russia and China.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The featureless face on the left, gilded from the crown of the head to the midline of the nose (perhaps a nod to classical drawing), shifts deeply into abstraction and human obscurity within the natural world.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Vanilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanilla. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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