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as in uninspiring
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as in unemotional
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as in humble
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Recent Examples of unimpressive
Still, its track record keeping sophisticated fourth-generation F-14s acquired during that period operational to the present day isn’t unimpressive.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The rate of mutations as this virus jumps from person to person is indeed unimpressive.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
Over the next billion-odd years, the universe went from a bland, unimpressive landscape to a rich and dynamic one.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
Though wildly unimpressive over the past six games, the Falcons have won two in a row, including a 34-7 romp over the brutal New York Giants in rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s solid debut.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The rate of mutations as this virus jumps from person to person is indeed unimpressive.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
Over the next billion-odd years, the universe went from a bland, unimpressive landscape to a rich and dynamic one.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
Though wildly unimpressive over the past six games, the Falcons have won two in a row, including a 34-7 romp over the brutal New York Giants in rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s solid debut.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressive
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The Blue Jackets won the shot battle 19-14 through two periods, but Toronto seemed poised to earn a close, relatively uninspiring win, thanks to Anthony Stolarz holding his ground between the pipes and Nick Robertson coming up with two quality finishes.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The soundtrack is largely untouched, which is a problem when some of the major themes are short and uninspiring to begin with.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire, an underground crime lord and boxer in A Thousand Blows, a neo-Nazi play-acting at being a father in This Is England, a coolly unemotional dystopian leader in Bodies.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2025
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Like a cat with nine lives, the building has undergone multiple renovations since its humble start as a savonnerie, or soap factory, in 1630.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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But why has this humble $2.99 bag, ostensibly intended to carry produce, turned into such a status symbol?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2023
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The bishop has an amiable, unprepossessing manner, with a slight stoop and a twinkly smile.—
Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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The tone of his book is dispassionate, befitting his soft-spoken, considered persona, but its message is clear: By favoring more and more immigration, the modern left betrayed its traditional working-class constituency.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Maybe being more dispassionate is one part of the equation.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And most VCs seem to be average or mediocre at best.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Milwaukee sits with a mediocre 5-5 record, while New Orleans sits with a 3-7 record.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Instead, we've been left with emotionless exchanges that consist of emojis, gifs and short-form abbreviations that replace full sentences and conversational courtesies.—
Dontaira Terrell,
Refinery29,
27 Mar. 2025
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This game is tied – thanks to those emotionless robot umps.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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That adds up to more than a modest, marginal performance boost.—
John Kannapell,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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While there may be some modest concerns about his defensive impacts, Pionk is logging more than 22 minutes per night on the NHL’s best regular-season team.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressive. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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