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as in uninspiring
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as in unemotional
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as in humble
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Recent Examples of unimpressive
Over the next billion-odd years, the universe went from a bland, unimpressive landscape to a rich and dynamic one.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
Though wildly unimpressive over the past six games, the Falcons have won two in a row, including a 34-7 romp over the brutal New York Giants in rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s solid debut.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
However, Trend Micro received unimpressive scores in recent tests and has dropped some features.
—PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
In all, City of Yes is expected to produce 80,000 new units of housing, which might seem unimpressive, given the need.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
Though wildly unimpressive over the past six games, the Falcons have won two in a row, including a 34-7 romp over the brutal New York Giants in rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s solid debut.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
However, Trend Micro received unimpressive scores in recent tests and has dropped some features.
—PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
In all, City of Yes is expected to produce 80,000 new units of housing, which might seem unimpressive, given the need.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressive
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How has the market managed to hold its ground near record highs against a jarring breakdown in the bull market’s bell cow Nvidia , a jumpy bond market, some uninspiring results from Apple and Microsoft and on-and-off-and-on tariff threats against the America’s largest trading partners?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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All this from a team that, on paper in the preseason, looked wholly uninspiring.—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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So starts a fascinating look at the process of trying out for the show, which is centered on a harrowing five-minute audition in front of mostly unemotional producers.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Momeni appeared unemotional as the verdict was read, as did his lead attorney, who joined the hearing via Zoom, the station reported.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
17 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes those simple, humble, short-on-ingredients dishes are some of our most cherished.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Articulate yet humble in interviews, Coleman is the ultimate team player on the court and the biggest supporter of his teammates off it.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2023
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The bishop has an amiable, unprepossessing manner, with a slight stoop and a twinkly smile.—
Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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Her character’s face in Hyper Knife is blank and dispassionate.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The unscripted space could fairly explore this subject, because documentaries can easily tackle a subject with a cold and dispassionate light.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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As a result, non-Power conference teams with strong records often rank lower than Power conference teams with mediocre records.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 18-year-old Italian has replaced Lewis Hamilton at the Mercedes team and charged from a mediocre qualifying position to finish fourth.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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Kitamura’s propulsive, emotionless prose gives Intimacies a thriller’s suspense, even when the narrator is buying a used book or waiting in her married boyfriend’s apartment.—
Irina Dumitrescu,
The Dial,
27 Nov. 2024
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The series cited, among other things, Burke's seemingly emotionless demeanor during police questioning, which legal analyst Scott Robinson and the Boulder Police both told PEOPLE was not evidence whatsoever of his guilt.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
26 Nov. 2024
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The Most Popular Menu Items At first, the course’s modest menu was built out of necessity.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Because of its modest scale and deliberately slow pace of growth, referrals to the National Emergency Child Care Network are by word of mouth.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressive. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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