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Recent Examples of unchallenging
Yet the Sonata begins with seven bars of technically unchallenging music, which anyone who reads notation can manage.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Worse, that unchallenging, jokey tone undercuts the intriguing psychodrama at the play’s core.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
More pressingly, the writing, intent on remaining lightly comic and knowing, keeps delivering what is familiar and unchallenging.
—Vulture, 10 Aug. 2023
The unfairness of an economic system that could just as easily have relegated her to a lifetime of unchallenging work and undiscovered abilities sharpened her moral mission.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Given his star power, the deliberately old-school, unchallenging nature of the storytelling, and the fact that Netflix has had some big hits of late in this general territory like The Night Agent and The Diplomat, and FUBAR seems poised to join them.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023
Other analysts, though, said that the U.A.E. was high on Iran’s list of enemies and that the embassy in Ethiopia might present an unchallenging target at a time when Ethiopia is distracted by a war that has been raging in its northern Tigray region since November.
—New York Times, 15 Feb. 2021
This soft, sweet love song sees the indie singer-songwriter falling head over heels, accompanied by an unchallenging, gorgeous melody.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2023
It’s a pleasantly unchallenging expansion of the family-friendship-loyalty worldview that Bouchard and the Belchers have made their own.
—Vulture, 27 May 2022
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Worse, that unchallenging, jokey tone undercuts the intriguing psychodrama at the play’s core.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
More pressingly, the writing, intent on remaining lightly comic and knowing, keeps delivering what is familiar and unchallenging.
—Vulture, 10 Aug. 2023
The unfairness of an economic system that could just as easily have relegated her to a lifetime of unchallenging work and undiscovered abilities sharpened her moral mission.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Given his star power, the deliberately old-school, unchallenging nature of the storytelling, and the fact that Netflix has had some big hits of late in this general territory like The Night Agent and The Diplomat, and FUBAR seems poised to join them.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023
Other analysts, though, said that the U.A.E. was high on Iran’s list of enemies and that the embassy in Ethiopia might present an unchallenging target at a time when Ethiopia is distracted by a war that has been raging in its northern Tigray region since November.
—New York Times, 15 Feb. 2021
This soft, sweet love song sees the indie singer-songwriter falling head over heels, accompanied by an unchallenging, gorgeous melody.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2023
It’s a pleasantly unchallenging expansion of the family-friendship-loyalty worldview that Bouchard and the Belchers have made their own.
—Vulture, 27 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenging
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With Martha Stewart, Katie Holmes, and scores of other celebrities now sporting the workwear staple, shoppers can’t get enough of the it-coat’s boxy fit, plethora of pockets, all-day comfort, and instant, uncomplicated style.Miles Walls, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Savannah is an uncomplicated, walkable city that many can explore on foot.Karen Norian, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
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For me, as much as this is a fun, nostalgic look back to a time that was mindless....EW.com, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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There, Eno and his three male friends engage in the sort of mindless time-killing escapades familiar to any teen.Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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The most straightforward route to acquiring a shortstop is the free-agent market, where the two biggest names are Willy Adames and Ha-Seong Kim.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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That said, not everyone needs such a robust package, and there are more straightforward solutions like iDrive Team worth considering in those instances.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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But because pressured waterfowl aren’t easy to fool, hunters have been trying to perfect the art of decoy deception to swing the odds in their favor.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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To make this easier, appointments are not required.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Don’t be too quick to buy into something that is a fleeting desire.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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This video raises a lot of questions, many of which commenters on the video were quick to point out.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Both measures required a simple majority for passage.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Not toward Settembrini’s international republic of letters, and not back toward his simple bourgeois life down in the flatlands.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Unchallenging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenging. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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