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also blah-blah
1
as in rubbish
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them
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2
as in boredom
blahs plural
the state of being bored
I've just been stuck in the blahs lately
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as in boring
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Recent Examples of blah
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
Countless lefties espoused the same blah, blah, blah from the 1930s into the ’50s and beyond.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
But the evidence from other desire-disrupting drugs and experiments can help illuminate why certain people on GLP-1 drugs end up feeling a bit blah.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Great episodes exist within mediocre seasons — even bad seasons — just like great seasons pop up in blah shows.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
Countless lefties espoused the same blah, blah, blah from the 1930s into the ’50s and beyond.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Many wine lovers would argue that Merlot needed such a correction; the varietal was overproduced, blah and unremarkable.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
But the evidence from other desire-disrupting drugs and experiments can help illuminate why certain people on GLP-1 drugs end up feeling a bit blah.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blah
Noun
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This dumping exacts a devastating environmental toll—leaching toxic contaminants into water, air, and food, and miring whole regions in growing fields of rubbish.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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This includes brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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She’s never been interested in a career, because her nature is such that the boredom of a job would kill her.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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Amid all the boredom and silliness that came with the league’s new All-Star format that (mostly) flopped, this was the most entertaining part of the entire program.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Then Saturday, Columbus sputtered to a disappointing (and boring) scoreless draw at home against the Houston Dynamo, one of the weakest MLS teams.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Literature that doesn’t contain its own version of this deal—literature that tries to freeze-frame reality instead of transmuting it—is often boring, even alienating.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One relic makes your attacks inflict scarlet rot; another boosts rune acquisition for you and your allies; another adds a few points to your strength.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Hurricane Milton this past October laid bare the rot in our infrastructure.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Early mammals were small, strictly nocturnal, and altogether less showy–verging on downright drab, as supported by a study published March 13 in the journal Science.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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Best metallic kitten heels Outfit looking a little drab?—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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People will be painting, planting trees, spreading mulch and cleaning up garbage starting at 9 a.m.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Other videos on social media show people picking up food scraps from the garbage.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Life doesn’t need to be a monotonous fog, nor is it supposed to be perpetually rapturously engaging.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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People are less likely to feel threatened by a tool that tackles monotonous administrative tasks than one that drafts an entire document.—
Hunter Steele,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Blah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blah. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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