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Recent Examples of dullish
Although his dullish voice-overs attempt to establish him as a deep thinker and observer, Moss outwardly comes off as anything but: surly, cocky, needy, slackerish, immature.
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Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018
Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullish
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Bynes dressed casually in a grey sweatshirt, black leggings, and white loafers.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Stepping out, Rosé wore a red, white and blue oversized Bud racing jacket, with a grey Mickey Mouse hoodie underneath, a brown skirt, and brown and blue plaid pumps.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024
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After centuries of weathering and exposure, the colors seen in historical homes today can appear muted and buttoned-up, even drab.Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Ask it to design a striking user interface and the results are drab, says Krish Manair, an engineer at data labeling company Labelbox, who tested the tool’s web app creation skills.Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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But to play to that dichotomy is a tightrope walk: lean too far one way and Indy becomes boring, either as too normal or a superhero.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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The idea was clear enough, and conceptual artists have been struggling ever since to make works that are not as boring as this one.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Used appropriately, these features can make your presentation dynamic and keep it from feeling monotonous and boring.William Arruda, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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This oversized pullover has large horizontal stripes that break up the often monotonous style of a traditional knit sweater.Michelle Rostamian, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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A week after winning an aesthetically pleasing, high-scoring shootout against a really good Buffalo Bills team, the Rams won ugly (very ugly) against the 49ers at soggy Levi's Stadium.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Market moves: Wall Street was having another soggy session.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Mommy did not travel all the way to Montreal in the frigid tundra to be passive and uninteresting.Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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At conventions, she was relegated to uninteresting panels.Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Such shots reproduce García Márquez’s knack for wedding the ordinary to the extraordinary, and turning prosaic developments into enduring fables.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Much as White had on his farm, Stan grows beyond the limiting confines of the consciousness of the townspeople, transcending the prosaic nature of the reality around him.Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
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Much like 2014’s Ouija, a group of tedious teens unleash an evil entity haunting a specific set of tarot cards.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Automate Repetitive Tasks Companies can integrate AI to automate repetitive tasks like invoice processing, reducing errors and freeing employees from tedious work.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Dullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullish. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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