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Recent Examples of pleasureless
Kobayashi basically rewrote the book on how to turn pleasureless gluttony into a profession.
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Washington Post, 1 July 2019
But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme.
—Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Washington Post, 1 July 2019
But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme.
—Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasureless
Adjective
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Meanwhile hundreds of millions are periodically perturbed, like my recent Amtrak trip on the Northeast Regional: 90 minutes late, no seats, spotty wi-fi, and crawling along at 10 mph for tedious stretches.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In Alien: Earth, whenever the narrative drifts away from its sci-fi-horror chassis toward Wendy and the hybrids, his meandering sensibility starts to feel less evocative than tedious.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The parasites get their names from the larvae, which look and act like screws, boring and twisting into their victim's flesh.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the early episodes, when everyone’s still getting to know each other, are the conversations boring?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But for all that pops in this documentary, there’s as much that feels soggy or obvious.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
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Ensure the plant has well-draining soil that doesn’t stay soggy, and water the hibiscus only when the top few inches of soil feel dry to the touch.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This, too, is where savagery lurks—in tedious, monotonous tasks.—
Seema Jilani
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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This kind of work can be monotonous and unfulfilling.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If sacred means separate, outside of the prosaic flux of things, then this Japanese city is sacred.—
Ed Simon
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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The other decisive event was more prosaic: activists from a joint Jewish-Palestinian initiative called Standing Together staged a protest outside the studios of Channels 12 and 13.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As ever, the idea of splitting these show releases in half remains tiresome.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The repeat narrative is becoming tiresome and concerning for supporters.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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How old is Taylor Swift? Kelce was born Oct. 5, 1989 (that year sound familiar?), making the 35-year-old a Libra.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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The most recent bill targets the nation's oldest and largest teachers' union's ability to lobby.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Aug. 2025
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That, and try to seem as uninteresting as possible.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
11 Aug. 2025
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The files, however, were a bust, consisting mostly of uninteresting or already public information.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 July 2025
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“Pleasureless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasureless. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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