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Recent Examples of dullsville
Pure dullsville in Van Nuys.
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Boris Dralyuk, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
Speaking of winds, attempting to surf off Galveston in the summertime is dullsville.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2020
Next, if things remain dullsville, Anton Blidh could draw into the lineup.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2020
Boris Dralyuk, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
Speaking of winds, attempting to surf off Galveston in the summertime is dullsville.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2020
Next, if things remain dullsville, Anton Blidh could draw into the lineup.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullsville
Noun
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Marchand did not see the ice in OT but calmly stepped to the center dot, bore in on Korpisalo and beat him over the glove with a pretty backhander, a move Pastrnak knows well.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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This civic attitude kicked into high gear as ICE bore down on the state.—
Eric Roper,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One such winner is Steve Kovacs, who took first place in the Blackwater category, as well as the coveted best-in-show prize, for his whimsical image of a monkfish in Japan appearing to yawn.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The oohs and aahs over a 100-mph pitch have been replaced by yawns.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The drip, drip, drip of layoffs at increasingly profitable companies like ASML and Amazon can ruin morale among remaining workers and contribute to a growing sense that—because of AI or not—no one’s job is safe.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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This bed is planted with herbs and watered with a drip irrigation system.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Dullsville.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullsville. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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