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Recent Examples of dullish
Although his dullish voice-overs attempt to establish him as a deep thinker and observer, Moss outwardly comes off as anything but: surly, cocky, needy, slackerish, immature.
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Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018
Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullish
Adjective
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How to Deep-Clean Your Hairbrush What's that grey lint covering your hairbrush?—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nine beaches across Sydney were closed on January 14 after the marble-sized white and grey balls started washing up along the shore, leaving authorities and scientists alike stumped as to their origins.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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On Saturday, it was loosely attended under a drab D.C. drizzle.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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Paris Hilton Kitchen Tool Crock with Silicone Cooking Utensils Leave it to none other than Paris Hilton to give drab kitchen utensils a glamorous spin.—
Melissa Epifano,
People.com,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The entire family is outraged, but Peter insists that the film is slow, boring and essentially, overrated.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Recently, Jennifer Lopez has been a big fan of natural manicures, which are anything but boring.—
Lea Hüttinger,
Glamour,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Experts say that a monotonous schedule can help reduce decision fatigue, but there are downsides.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
24 Jan. 2025
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The copious amounts of sunlight in the film can make for a monotonous sameness, and for all her efforts to seem cool, Dynevor’s stoicism falls flat against that backdrop.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
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Rest of market : But on the non-AI side, the rest of the market is dealing with some soggy action due to the uptick in the 10-year Treasury yield, refreshed concerns about President Donald Trump’s tariff pledges, and general market rotation the opposite way after a good rally on Monday.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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Laird-Clowes dedicated this soggy turd to Nick Drake.—
SPIN Editors,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Manager Gareth Southgate has been under pressure for the English being defensive and mostly uninteresting to watch, but the results have been good enough.—
Dan Santaromita,
The Athletic,
10 July 2024
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The path that was designed for her was uninteresting to her.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The somewhat prosaic, light tone of most letters is partially motivated by the need to circumvent censorship.—
Francesca Mastruzzo (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
14 Jan. 2024
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Conrad’s prosaic stories about striving to make it in the magazine industry paled in comparison to the loopy invented dramas of her two frenemies.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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Health systems in the U.S. are struggling to contend with burnout, staffing shortages and razor thin margins, so companies are racing to develop AI tools that can streamline some of the industry’s more tedious administrative tasks.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
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Not on the practice field, but in the training room, going about the small tedious tasks of rehabbing a knee injury.—
Adam Grosbard,
Orange County Register,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Dullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullish. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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