: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous
unglamorous work
… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.—
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And stop chasing flashy chatbot demos, instead, build focused, contextual tools that do the unglamorous work of planning, reconciling, and forecasting.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The Pirates have the National League’s worst record in the three decades since Barry Bonds left them, but did the unglamorous opponent induce Padres fans to spend the afternoon at the beach?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
The company created its influencer marketing program in 2019 with the idea that moving, though unglamorous, might benefit from the same kind of spon-con that makes beauty products and fast fashion go viral.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 28 May 2025
But with the terrifying, unglamorous decision to move the 80 percent toward something better than instinct.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
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Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The Pirates have the National League’s worst record in the three decades since Barry Bonds left them, but did the unglamorous opponent induce Padres fans to spend the afternoon at the beach?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
The company created its influencer marketing program in 2019 with the idea that moving, though unglamorous, might benefit from the same kind of spon-con that makes beauty products and fast fashion go viral.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 28 May 2025
But with the terrifying, unglamorous decision to move the 80 percent toward something better than instinct.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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