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Recent Examples of unshowy
Taking its aesthetic from the cool neutrality of institutional settings, the film has a sleek but unshowy aesthetic nicely supported by all design and tech contributors.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
As a pivotal but unshowy sequence, the campfire scene required fine-tuning at every stage.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Men’s fragrance was a relatively unshowy hygienic product until the 1970s, when Paco Rabanne’s Pour Homme helped reframe cologne as a fashion statement, said Paul Austin, the founder of a fragrance and branding agency, Austin Advisory Group.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
King portrays her with the dignity, grit and passion of a trailblazer who made a difference, though the performance is rigorously unshowy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
As a pivotal but unshowy sequence, the campfire scene required fine-tuning at every stage.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Men’s fragrance was a relatively unshowy hygienic product until the 1970s, when Paco Rabanne’s Pour Homme helped reframe cologne as a fashion statement, said Paul Austin, the founder of a fragrance and branding agency, Austin Advisory Group.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
King portrays her with the dignity, grit and passion of a trailblazer who made a difference, though the performance is rigorously unshowy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshowy
Adjective
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The stability features were completely unobtrusive and invisible on the run, but footplants felt connected and supported whether striding easily or pushing the pace.—
Jonathan Beverly,
Outside Online,
12 Mar. 2025
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Finally, here's a budget model from TP-Link that delivers surprisingly great 2K video in a compact and unobtrusive package.—
Karl Klockars,
PCMAG,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The robot itself appears pretty unremarkable, just a pair of mechanical arms with pincers.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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Gentry Lee is a remarkable man who is also thoroughly unremarkable.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Always test on an inconspicuous area first to be sure.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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Our choice clearly isn't the best starting point from which to springboard a camper company specializing in affordable, inconspicuous caravans.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Except that could be slim enough to be unnoticeable in the hand, but thick enough to handle a bigger cell inside.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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As a result, any visible auroras will likely be faint and possibly unnoticeable to the naked eye because of competition from a bright moon.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Adding peas introduces a subtle sweetness and pop of freshness, balancing the richness of the eggs and bacon.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
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The game is a fun but challenging exercise for your brain which asks players to group words based on subtle and sometimes tricky connections, which tests your logic and language skills.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 Nov. 2021
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The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
6 July 2018
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“Unshowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshowy. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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