as in boring
having nothing exciting, interesting, or unusual happening; not eventful
an uneventful vacation/day/life The flight home was uneventful.
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Recent Examples of uneventful
The morning commute should be uneventful, though some sunshine may break through the clouds.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Our takeoff was uneventful, and without afterburners.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Read More: Donald Trump, Grover Cleveland, and the History of Winning Back the White House
President Cleveland’s first term was remarkably uneventful, and few major pieces of legislation passed Congress.
—Luke Voyles / Made By History, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Tyson fought a reality show star half his age, with Paul declared the winner after eight uneventful rounds.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Our takeoff was uneventful, and without afterburners.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Read More: Donald Trump, Grover Cleveland, and the History of Winning Back the White House
President Cleveland’s first term was remarkably uneventful, and few major pieces of legislation passed Congress.
—Luke Voyles / Made By History, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Tyson fought a reality show star half his age, with Paul declared the winner after eight uneventful rounds.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for uneventful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
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When the ice eventually thawed, evolutionary activity picked up, and things weren’t so boring anymore.David Bressan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Nestled into a joke about how SNL is too boring if the rumor is true that everyone is on cocaine, Fleming hones in on Jost’s particular brand of bland mundanity.Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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As for food, those tiring of tagine may be glad of the West African restaurants tucked away within the medina.Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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That eliminates long, tiring road transfers, and allows more time in the bush.Holden Frith, The Week UK, theweek, 26 Oct. 2024
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Snow has been slow to arrive in Big Bear this year, but the long-term forecast calls for big changes.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Despite these efforts, progress has been slow, and concerns about systemic challenges persist.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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South Korea’s oldest conglomerate, the 128-year-old Doosan Group, listed its collaborative robots unit Doosan Robotics last year.John Kang, Forbes, 31 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 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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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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