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Recent Examples of unchallenging
Payton Cofer wasn't excited about her options for high school in Louisville's South End after two unchallenging years in a middle school that was short on staff.
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
The term is seen as emblematic of how digital consumption has shaped societal concerns, especially with the proliferation of superficial or unchallenging content online.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet the Sonata begins with seven bars of technically unchallenging music, which anyone who reads notation can manage.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Worse, that unchallenging, jokey tone undercuts the intriguing psychodrama at the play’s core.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
More pressingly, the writing, intent on remaining lightly comic and knowing, keeps delivering what is familiar and unchallenging.
—Vulture, 10 Aug. 2023
The unfairness of an economic system that could just as easily have relegated her to a lifetime of unchallenging work and undiscovered abilities sharpened her moral mission.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Given his star power, the deliberately old-school, unchallenging nature of the storytelling, and the fact that Netflix has had some big hits of late in this general territory like The Night Agent and The Diplomat, and FUBAR seems poised to join them.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023
Other analysts, though, said that the U.A.E. was high on Iran’s list of enemies and that the embassy in Ethiopia might present an unchallenging target at a time when Ethiopia is distracted by a war that has been raging in its northern Tigray region since November.
—New York Times, 15 Feb. 2021
Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
The term is seen as emblematic of how digital consumption has shaped societal concerns, especially with the proliferation of superficial or unchallenging content online.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet the Sonata begins with seven bars of technically unchallenging music, which anyone who reads notation can manage.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Worse, that unchallenging, jokey tone undercuts the intriguing psychodrama at the play’s core.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
More pressingly, the writing, intent on remaining lightly comic and knowing, keeps delivering what is familiar and unchallenging.
—Vulture, 10 Aug. 2023
The unfairness of an economic system that could just as easily have relegated her to a lifetime of unchallenging work and undiscovered abilities sharpened her moral mission.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Given his star power, the deliberately old-school, unchallenging nature of the storytelling, and the fact that Netflix has had some big hits of late in this general territory like The Night Agent and The Diplomat, and FUBAR seems poised to join them.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023
Other analysts, though, said that the U.A.E. was high on Iran’s list of enemies and that the embassy in Ethiopia might present an unchallenging target at a time when Ethiopia is distracted by a war that has been raging in its northern Tigray region since November.
—New York Times, 15 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenging
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But despite such heady material, the book itself is pleasurably earthbound and uncomplicated, shifting from one character in his Norwegian ensemble to the next with charm and intelligence, blending the wonder of science fiction with the moody intensity of a murder mystery.Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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How to Tell Gallbladder and Liver Pain Apart Unlike symptomatic but uncomplicated gallstones (which warrant an elective cholecystectomy), complications of gallstones warrant an emergency cholecystectomy.Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
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Mindfulness techniques are powerful antidotes to mindless virtual excesses like immersive gaming, Internet surfing or streaming the vast television wasteland.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Special teams coordinator Danny Crossman has eliminated almost all of the mindless penalties his units were committing earlier this season.Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement That may seem as straightforward as a palm-slap to the forehead.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bronwyn is straightforward during her conversation with Lisa during before-dinner drinks, and Lisa keeps pretending that assigning Bronwyn to Angie and Whitney’s exile villa means nothing.Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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This ensures any updates are easy and consistent, which is essential for fast-moving companies or rapidly developing products.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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With so much to pack, snacks are easy to forget, yet so crucial to feeling good on the go.Will McGough, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Short books to read to meet your reading goal Need a short book to cap off your 2024 reading or a quick, immersive read to get you out of a reading slump?Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Amidst it all, Paris Hilton, the ultimate Duracell bunny, took a quick break to join Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson and her actor husband Brandon Jack James for a tête-à-tête on a sofa.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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That’s right—a process that can involve doctors’ visits, insurance claims, and out-of-pocket costs was as simple as buying Band-Aids or shampoo or batteries.Jasmine Browley, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Pay particular attention to Chapters 8 and 20, where Graham discusses the margin of safety concept and the simple but profound concept that buying a share of stock is actually owning part of a whole business.Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Unchallenging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenging. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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