as in grey
not causing people to want to do or create something
an uninspiring public speaker The landscape was dreary and uninspiring.
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Recent Examples of uninspiring
Also: The Yankees have nudged ahead of the Orioles, who were walked off twice by the Mets this week before an uninspiring return to Camden Yards against the Astros last night.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
In May 2023, the Turkish opposition came within a few points of beating a long-ruling populist strongman, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite fielding an uninspiring candidate who failed to offer a convincing agenda for economic improvement.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
The announcement came soon after a presidential debate performance in late June that many saw equally uninspiring and troubling, and led to subsequent questions about Biden’s mental fitness and ability to defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Master of One The design of the Acer Nitro 5 is fairly uninspiring, but it feels strongly built for a plastic machine.
—Adam Speight, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2022
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
In May 2023, the Turkish opposition came within a few points of beating a long-ruling populist strongman, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite fielding an uninspiring candidate who failed to offer a convincing agenda for economic improvement.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
The announcement came soon after a presidential debate performance in late June that many saw equally uninspiring and troubling, and led to subsequent questions about Biden’s mental fitness and ability to defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Master of One The design of the Acer Nitro 5 is fairly uninspiring, but it feels strongly built for a plastic machine.
—Adam Speight, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspiring
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There are blue shampoos, purple shampoos, and even a grey conditioner, all aimed at banishing brassiness.Jenny Berg, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
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While one was seen wearing a black Nike sweatsuit, the other was wearing a grey hoodie.Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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The company, which relies heavily on sales in mainland China where Arc’teryx and Salomon are especially popular, suffered from fears of weak consumer demand given the pallid state of the Chinese economy.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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Yet everything about this pallid stunt comedy, from the increasingly gross setpieces (at one point, Barrymore’s Nancy pukes directly into her husband’s mouth) to the wasting of normally great character actors in minor roles (Harvey Fierstein!Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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All About Josh Bowling One image showed Abby and Brittany in a white wedding dress, standing next to Bowling in a gray suit.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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According to the doctor, stress can definitely be a culprit—but gray hair actually comes down to genetics as well as certain diseases like vitiligo, vitamin B12 deficiency, alopecia areata.Laura Solla, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
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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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And some days, its dusty air carries the stench of the polluted Salton Sea eight miles west.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Small, personal attentions are dotted throughout the stay, such as tucking in a teddy, proactively repairing an earring’s closing mechanism, rejuvenating dusty trainers after a day of exploration, or bringing in canapés the guest visibly enjoyed at dinner as a mid-day snack.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 17 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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In this equatorial zone, what’s now Mallorca would have experienced very wet and very dry seasons.Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Enclosures help retain humidity for species that struggle in dry home air.Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Uninspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspiring. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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