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Recent Examples of underwhelm
Rashford certainly wasn’t the only one to underwhelm with United’s central midfield unit particularly weak in and out of possession.
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Unlike last season down the road with the Hoosiers in Bloomington, this NBA baptism has come in measured doses, intended not to overwhelm, but also with expectations of Ware not to underwhelm.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
Apple underwhelms Kodak Digital photography is another example.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Left guard Brady Christensen, who missed all but one game last season, could be an option, even if that might underwhelm onlookers.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Unlike last season down the road with the Hoosiers in Bloomington, this NBA baptism has come in measured doses, intended not to overwhelm, but also with expectations of Ware not to underwhelm.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
Apple underwhelms Kodak Digital photography is another example.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Left guard Brady Christensen, who missed all but one game last season, could be an option, even if that might underwhelm onlookers.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwhelm
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The vast swathes of empty seats visible at Goodison Park before the end of the recent 2-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest showed TFG has inherited a fanbase ready for change and wearied by recent seasons, and a team in urgent need of help.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Johnny works 40 minutes past one and goes to bed wearied by the Sisyphean task.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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Ava is bored out of her mind and desperate to get to work.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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With a drill bit almost as tall as himself, one of the volunteers bored a hole and dropped in a measuring tape with fold-out brass arms at its end.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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But three weeks into their stay — Spain arrived in New Zealand well in advance of its first game, hoping to draw the sting from the jet lag — the place had started to pall.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
3 Aug. 2023
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But after a time, the combination of abrasive, impenetrably shellacked characters and deliberately, hopelessly tangled shaggy-dog storytelling begins to pall, and viewers may wish for a simpler way in.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2022
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“Underwhelm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwhelm. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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