as in boredom
a tedious lack of variety
the monotony of the cafeteria's selections was as bad as the quality
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Mike receives an unexpected break from the monotony when Roxanne walks into the bar looking for him.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
Thankfully, ceremony director Thomas Jolly broke up the monotony of the two-and-a-half-hour boat processional.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 July 2024
At times, the absence of a uniting goal allows Storer and co-showrunner Joanna Calo to continue adding texture to the monotony of restaurant life.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 27 June 2024
That caption illustrates the core of the series: Friendship, at its finest, elevates the monotony of quotidian experience.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
Thankfully, ceremony director Thomas Jolly broke up the monotony of the two-and-a-half-hour boat processional.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 July 2024
At times, the absence of a uniting goal allows Storer and co-showrunner Joanna Calo to continue adding texture to the monotony of restaurant life.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 27 June 2024
That caption illustrates the core of the series: Friendship, at its finest, elevates the monotony of quotidian experience.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Monotony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotony. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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