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Recent Examples of unamusing
For some, the fundamental flaw will be that, despite the title, the comic material (mostly culled from vintage gags of the period) the characters perform onstage sounds painfully unamusing to contemporary ears.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unamusing
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Worst of all, Phillips has intentionally or unintentionally created a bizarro, humorless version of My Cousin Vinny.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
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Creating online classrooms as ‘humorless’ venues deprives both teachers and students of an incredibly powerful communication asset.Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
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He was nominated for two CMA Awards this year, though the show itself courted some controversy over several unfunny jokes about his name throughout the night.Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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Poppa’s not pleased, which leads to an awkward and painfully unfunny exchange of freestyle rhymes.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
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The softer direction accompanied equally earnest lyrics, most of which found Pillsbury struggling to make sense of his breakup with social media star Emma Chamberlain last fall after three years of dating.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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State budget negotiations will not start in earnest until the new year, but Gov. Hochul is already backing off a push to cut funding to New York school districts that are losing enrollment.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
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After debuting some serious acting chops in 2016’s Mr. Robot, Joey Bada$$ took a brief hiatus from music in 2019 to explore that outlet.Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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Once at the hospital, it was determined that the serious injuries were not life-threatening, Booth said.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Unamusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unamusing. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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