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Recent Examples of nonglamorous
Her essay about the real, nonglamorous work of farming is a must-read for anyone who has romanticized the pursuit.
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SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2019
SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonglamorous
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Not bad for a show that was almost militantly unglamorous.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Yet Afghanistan needs money for the unglamorous and tiresome work of training bureaucrats, which is the work that might make the largest difference in Kabul’s governance and its legitimacy.Paul D. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2014
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The system is simple, if unromantic: One partner proposes through the app, and the other is sent a notification.Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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But engagement is often seen as a highly emotional and symbolic act and asking the recipient to sign a legal document in connection with receiving the ring may feel transactional or unromantic.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Even on a dusty tarmac with the car riding on decidedly unexotic Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires (the same rubber that was used to set its official 0–60 and quarter-mile times), the Nevera leapt off the line without a hint of wheelspin.Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
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Benefit’s popular cherry-red Benetint started life in 1976 as a nipple stain made for exotic dancers out of rose petals and carmine and later commercialized for the unexotic rest of us.Linda Wells, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2021
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The familiar problems with interceptions, lack of discipline and missed kicks keep popping up.Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Yet there’s a familiar ring here: Republicans are back in power; deregulation and spending cuts to social programs meant to protect ordinary people are back in vogue.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Nonglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonglamorous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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