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as in white
lacking an addition of color
since we can't decide what color to paint the doghouse, our latest home project remains colorless for the time being
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase
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Recent Examples of colorless
Coming out of the valve, the official said, is Styrene, which according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is a colorless, flammable liquid that has a sweet odor and is highly volatile.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
The Nagasaki scenes are shot in stark black-and-white, which initially just seems an apt way to depict the bleak and colorless existence of Yoseb and his Korean coworkers.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
There were extremely high levels of trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, vinyl chloride and benzene — colorless chemicals that can cause several diseases, including cardiac defects and some cancers, the ATSDR said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Nitrous oxide is a colorless and odorless gas — also known as laughing gas, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Jonathan Limehouse, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2024
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
The Nagasaki scenes are shot in stark black-and-white, which initially just seems an apt way to depict the bleak and colorless existence of Yoseb and his Korean coworkers.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
There were extremely high levels of trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, vinyl chloride and benzene — colorless chemicals that can cause several diseases, including cardiac defects and some cancers, the ATSDR said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Nitrous oxide is a colorless and odorless gas — also known as laughing gas, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Jonathan Limehouse, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colorless
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
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Most of this long flashback segment is pretty boring, though.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Toyota and Honda have at times been called boring: Honda by its own engineers, Toyota more famously by a chairman descended from the company’s founder.Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Listen with curiosity and be transparent about company and team visions.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Good said the ordinance, which took effect in April 2023, includes rigorous provisions for data collection, and the Housing Department has beefed up its data team to make sure the funding is transparent.Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Wella Color Fresh Mask in Rose Blaze and Overtone Rose Gold for Brown Hair Coloring Conditioner are both rosy pink shades designed to be used over brown hair and can be easily swapped out for your regular conditioner when your color starts looking dull.Sophia Panych, Allure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Browsing through the options online, she was disappointed by how dull and samey everything was.Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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And now, decades later, Dora Richardson had become a faded historical aside, a name on a patent, and not much more.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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At the official start of the fall 2024 NFL season in September, the tight end, 35, made waves with his look, which had gone from his signature buzz cut to a shaggy crew cut with super faded sides.Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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This means my phone was limited to T-Mobile's slower 5G service, which explains the lower speeds.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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It’s been a long, slow build for Annunen to become an NHL goalie, but getting to start six times in eight games for the Avs was a big step for him.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Give yourself permission to go see a truly stupid movie.Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
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Among the show’s many, many, many Twilight Zone spoofs, this one is the funniest and the best, with a conclusion that’s equal parts brilliant and stupid.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the heart of Ethiopia, the arrival of a sprawling industrial park finds a dusty farming town at the new frontier of globalization.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Gold, cream, and dusty rose accents complete the room’s retro look.Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Colorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorless. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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