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as in bland
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
a milk-and-water campaign speech that most likely did not inspire a single person
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as in weak
lacking strength of will or character
we need to elect a leader with a bold vision, not someone who's been a milk-and-water yes-man all his life
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milk-and-water
Adjective
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Content that is bland, disconnected from business priorities, and easily forgotten.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Sure, the supporting cast is as bland as a Dodger Dog and the stages as prosaic as Dodger Stadium.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Salesforce shares fell in extended trading Wednesday on mixed quarterly results and weak guidance.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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There aren’t enough affordable ones and the charging infrastructure is weak.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The whole thing also looks pretty—budget and midrange phones tend to be super boring, but the Pixel 8A has a smart design with a matte rear texture.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Buck is a loquacious, glad-handing oaf who has a boring way with a witty story, and is marked for death.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Inspired by her search for soft and generously sized bath towels, Camille designed Body by Love to enhance our bathroom rituals.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
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Second, Perez recommends asking your colorist for a deep brunette base shade with neutral or warm undertones, and soft, face-framing caramel or chestnut highlights for dimension.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The most common symptoms are a high fever that can spike to over 104 degrees, a cough, a runny nose, and red, watery eyes.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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General symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots.—
Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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At the far extreme, there is the insipid libertarianism of Ron Paul, the former Texas representative, who has claimed that Marine detachments guarding U.S. embassies count as examples of military overstretch.—
Bret Stephens,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Feb. 2013
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The blandly positive lyrics seemed even more insipid amid all the bedroom jams.—
Eric Webb,
Austin American-Statesman,
1 June 2024
Adjective
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The thundering poet termed the result uninspired and banal, so the other professor went into Dickinson’s 1,800-poem corpus, retrieved an obscure quatrain and presented it to the poet, who called the result banal and uninspired.—
David Galef,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Seeking Clues in Cabinet Cards The poignant images, at once banal and intimate, in the Lynch Family Photographs Collection contain mysteries perhaps only the public can solve.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Feb. 2025
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The fight was very dull and Ankalaev most held his way to the victory.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Without their alternate selves to tug at them, these characters would be dull, dull, dull.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Milk-and-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milk-and-water. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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