as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
some food critics have dismissed that chef's version of French cuisine as beige and boring
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Recent Examples of beige
The action of closing the three bands unites two small hands, each enameled in beige, upon the ring’s central cluster of ruby and diamond.
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Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The chronograph version of the Spirit of Big Bang (now in its tenth year as a collection) is debuting in three new ceramic colors: sand beige, dark green and sky blue.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Pick yours up in one of eight colors, including blue, beige, and red.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Whether rustic beige or cosmopolitan gray, these card cases and billfolds are sure to put a smile on his face.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
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Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The chronograph version of the Spirit of Big Bang (now in its tenth year as a collection) is debuting in three new ceramic colors: sand beige, dark green and sky blue.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Pick yours up in one of eight colors, including blue, beige, and red.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Whether rustic beige or cosmopolitan gray, these card cases and billfolds are sure to put a smile on his face.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beige
Adjective
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The entire family is outraged, but Peter insists that the film is slow, boring and essentially, overrated.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Recently, Jennifer Lopez has been a big fan of natural manicures, which are anything but boring.—
Lea Hüttinger,
Glamour,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While the gaze in Freud’s painting is fairly neutral, the gaze in Paul’s painting is not.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Most countries were of a mind to try to stay neutral between the two powers and maintain good relations with both Washington and Beijing.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Taqueria Express Grill is in a nondescript building off of Lawyer’s Road (look for the big red sign that says Taqueria).—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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Others appeared simply as a gray square with nondescript alt text, as if the image didn’t load.—
Mia Sato,
The Verge,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some people's mental images are dull or vague, while others can't form anything whatsoever, according to WebMD.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Switch out light fixtures Lighting in a home can transform a space from looking dull to warm and inviting.—
Nadia Lopez,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Beige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beige. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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