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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase

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Recent Examples of colorless Ozone is a colorless gas, composed of three atoms of oxygen. Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 26 Aug. 2024 Methyl isocyanate, a pungent, colorless and very flammable liquid used to produce pesticides, evaporates into a deadly gas almost instantly when exposed to air. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024 The colorless and odorless chemical compound is sometimes used to stretch alcoholic beverages at bars. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024 Every piece within this collection is made with high-quality colorless or nearly colorless lab diamonds from a D-H color range that is exclusively GIA-certified. Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for colorless 
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Adjective
  • More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.
    Ellen Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • The entire family is outraged, but Peter insists that the film is slow, boring and essentially, overrated.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Recently, Jennifer Lopez has been a big fan of natural manicures, which are anything but boring.
    Lea Hüttinger, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This combination of financial advantages and a transparent, investor-friendly system makes the UAE’s Golden Visa program particularly attractive.
    Arash Jalili, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The conversation around money is undergoing a radical transformation, with many now demanding more transparent discussions about finances, recognizing that economic wellness is intrinsically linked to mental and physical health.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • If your hair is dull and prone to breakage, this serum is packed with gluco-peptides and wheat protein to help restore elasticity and strengthening the cuticle.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The image that really got me on social media this week was a faded photo of a man and woman, standing on what looks like the front steps of their home.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Bureau told the story of a spy adrift, working in the shadow of a faded empire.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Randle has often been slow to close out on 3-point shooters and inattentive off the ball.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The Israel Defense Forces have been slow to withdraw from their position in the southern part of Lebanon despite a Nov. 27 ceasefire deal that gave the Lebanese Army and the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon exclusive jurisdiction over the region.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.
    Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The cliché that Americans are stupid and lazy is as pernicious as the cliché that teenagers are, well, stupid and lazy.
    John Hodgman, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Sometimes, the 17-year-old makes this dusty trek twice per day, committed to perfecting his backhand on ground balls, creating separation between his upper and lower half on swings off the tee, and strengthening his already laser-like arm through a regimen of regular drills.
    Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Around 20 million years ago, as wind and streams whittled away at the Rocky Mountains, the debris was dumped in the High Plains, a dusty bed of sand and gravel.
    Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Colorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorless. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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