as in commonplace
not very good or clever; not inspired
She gave an uninspired performance. The menu was uninspired.
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Recent Examples of uninspired
More often than not, Rivers has been forced to take the first timeout of the second half as the Bucks have come out flat or uninspired.
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Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The industry often churns out content that follows the same patterns, leading to stale and uninspired storytelling.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Three consecutive first-half USC drives stalled inside the 5-yard line, doomed by an uninspired bit of red zone play calling.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Out of their camp has come some of the most innovative and bold Atlanta rap of the 2020s (WLR and AGC), as well as some music that is straight-up uninspired gimmickry (Say hi to Destroy Lonely’s LOVE LAST FOREVER).
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The industry often churns out content that follows the same patterns, leading to stale and uninspired storytelling.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Three consecutive first-half USC drives stalled inside the 5-yard line, doomed by an uninspired bit of red zone play calling.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Out of their camp has come some of the most innovative and bold Atlanta rap of the 2020s (WLR and AGC), as well as some music that is straight-up uninspired gimmickry (Say hi to Destroy Lonely’s LOVE LAST FOREVER).
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspired
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This terminology has become commonplace among Russian officials and police officers who associate criminality with non-Slavic-looking migrants.Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
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As a result, reports of college closures have become commonplace.Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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In its first back-to-back set of the season in late November, Vancouver fell behind severely to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-4 loss and was chasing the game with tired legs.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Even if Macaulay Culkin is just an adult now, too tired to run an Airbnb.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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If films like Nosferatu don’t find a wide audience and thrive in the marketplace, cinema faces a very bland, boring future.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Either way, the winter garden is anything but boring.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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The firm is smart, if also unimaginative, to highlight competition with China — which is indeed bipartisan, though likely to be managed very differently by the incoming administration.Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes, the genre becomes an excuse for amateurish or unimaginative filmmaking.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Russia even to a conventional attack by a country that is supported by a nuclear power.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Credit score: 620 for conventional, 520 for FHA, 520 for VA, 680 for home equity products Debt-to-income ratio: Varies.Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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It is otherwise recognized for a dial that is typical to Cartier with Roman numerals, a chemin de fer minute track, and blued steel hands, although some outliers of those parameters do exist.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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This sort of setup is typical of an area that is, even by Italian standards, one of the great foodie regions.Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
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Uninspired gameplay, derivative characters and plenty other factors went into the tepid response from the gaming community.Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The loss was due to changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities and derivative liabilities.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
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The 21 percent shooting was well off their usual 38 percent from the line.Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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In these events, snowy owls can be seen much farther south than usual, throughout the lower 48 states.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Uninspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspired. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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