as in grey
not causing people to want to do or create something
an uninspiring public speaker The landscape was dreary and uninspiring.
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Recent Examples of uninspiring
In May 2023, the Turkish opposition came within a few points of beating a long-ruling populist strongman, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite fielding an uninspiring candidate who failed to offer a convincing agenda for economic improvement.
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Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
The announcement came soon after a presidential debate performance in late June that many saw equally uninspiring and troubling, and led to subsequent questions about Biden’s mental fitness and ability to defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Master of One The design of the Acer Nitro 5 is fairly uninspiring, but it feels strongly built for a plastic machine.
—Adam Speight, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2022
The hackers indicted this week worked in an uninspiring office block in Guangdong province.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 23 July 2020
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Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
The announcement came soon after a presidential debate performance in late June that many saw equally uninspiring and troubling, and led to subsequent questions about Biden’s mental fitness and ability to defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Master of One The design of the Acer Nitro 5 is fairly uninspiring, but it feels strongly built for a plastic machine.
—Adam Speight, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2022
The hackers indicted this week worked in an uninspiring office block in Guangdong province.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 23 July 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspiring
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Filling the next flight are eight empty grey steps without any wording.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Other functions are in a grey area — one of these is the Transportation Security Administration under the Department of Homeland Security.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 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 company, which relies heavily on sales in mainland China where Arc’teryx and Salomon are especially popular, suffered from fears of weak consumer demand given the pallid state of the Chinese economy.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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Yet everything about this pallid stunt comedy, from the increasingly gross setpieces (at one point, Barrymore’s Nancy pukes directly into her husband’s mouth) to the wasting of normally great character actors in minor roles (Harvey Fierstein!Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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The best-selling pair is available in three colorways — black, heather gray, and navy — and is made for three different size groups — a 30-inch inseam designed for petite shoppers, a 32-inch inseam, and a plus-size style that’s quickly selling out.Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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While Kardashian dressed in the holiday spirit in a Mrs. Claus outfit, Barker opted for a gray hoodie.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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The vast backdrop is beautiful but only moderately less foreboding than the oppressively sterile office where most of Season 1 takes place.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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States committed, on average, about 2% for syringe service programs, through which people can get sterile needles.Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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Small, personal attentions are dotted throughout the stay, such as tucking in a teddy, proactively repairing an earring’s closing mechanism, rejuvenating dusty trainers after a day of exploration, or bringing in canapés the guest visibly enjoyed at dinner as a mid-day snack.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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And some days, its dusty air carries the stench of the polluted Salton Sea eight miles west.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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The gel provides immediate soothing relief from dry, itchy skin as well as 24-hour skin hydration.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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That minimal percentage is caused by extremely dry air that circulates throughout the cabin at 30,000 feet.Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Uninspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspiring. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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