as in boring
having nothing exciting, interesting, or unusual happening; not eventful
an uneventful vacation/day/life The flight home was uneventful.
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Recent Examples of uneventful
The woman had already joined Easton on two other ride-alongs, both uneventful.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
This year’s group, including Ziebell, who was 6 for 10 from the floor, 5 for 9 on 3-point shots, are making productive use of their minutes in games like Wednesday night, an otherwise uneventful 81-27 Big East victory over Xavier at the XL Center.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Congress certified Trump's election victory on Monday in a rather uneventful joint session, a stark contrast to January 6, 2021, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 win over Trump.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Spring weather was basically uneventful and cooperative for gardening.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2024
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
This year’s group, including Ziebell, who was 6 for 10 from the floor, 5 for 9 on 3-point shots, are making productive use of their minutes in games like Wednesday night, an otherwise uneventful 81-27 Big East victory over Xavier at the XL Center.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Congress certified Trump's election victory on Monday in a rather uneventful joint session, a stark contrast to January 6, 2021, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 win over Trump.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Spring weather was basically uneventful and cooperative for gardening.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
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Harris, the narrator’s husband: Paul Mescal or Nick Kroll Can Ireland's sexiest chain-wearer reinvent himself as a boring straight guy who's not entirely fulfilling his wife?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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From awful ads to a divisive halftime show to a boring game, 10 things to forget.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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This Atlético Madrid side is going from strength to strength and is showing little sign of tiring even as the pressure heats up.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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The first few years of being a parent can be among the most tiring as moms and dads try and often fail to get infants into a regular routine of unbroken sleep at night.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While there, we were met with a slower pace of life, more affordable off-season rates, and fewer crowds.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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The latter half of the show had a bit of a lull, with the audience staying less engaged and driven as some of the slower tracks blended into each other.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff: The high school senior, Timothy and Victoria's youngest, is pulled between following the life path of his older sister and brother while deciding his major life decision: Whether to go to Duke or the University of North Carolina.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Anything older than 2019 or 2020 releases might not be worth it unless the price is shockingly low.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
17 Feb. 2025
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Given this political trend, Sanders has made a terrific-looking but sterile movie.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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Surrounded by a blank white glare, Amato would open sterile metal tubes to capture the mist.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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