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Recent Examples of pleasureless
Kobayashi basically rewrote the book on how to turn pleasureless gluttony into a profession.
—
Washington Post, 1 July 2019
But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme.
—Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Washington Post, 1 July 2019
But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme.
—Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasureless
Adjective
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But Koreeda dawdles over all that without ever finding much dramatic nuance, making for a dullish midsection.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Although his dullish voice-overs attempt to establish him as a deep thinker and observer, Moss outwardly comes off as anything but: surly, cocky, needy, slackerish, immature.—
Gary Goldstein,
latimes.com,
5 July 2018
Adjective
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Our current media environment is engineered for distraction, which means the gap between people who can sustain attention on tedious work and those who cannot is growing wider, not narrower.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Too much of the program is made up of tedious movies by beloved Cannes veterans — essentially affirmative action for auteurs.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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As a means of conspicuous consumption the canon is poorly served, but as a destination to explore, as a complicated, contradictory, sometimes boring and often beautiful place, there can be much to be gained through a meander, a perusal, a stroll.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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There are a lot of small, sincere plays that are also very boring.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Many spoil, become soggy, or lose their flavor.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
19 May 2026
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Plant in a well-draining potting mix so their roots don't get soggy.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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His hope is a life that resonates with authentic emotion and not monotonous conformism.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Her set was a triumph, in part because her energetic delivery injected life into the proceedings after the show had slipped into a monotonous rhythm halfway through its bloated, nearly three-hour runtime.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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But the truth was a little more prosaic.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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Yards away, Starmer was attempting a far more prosaic challenge: surviving the day.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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By the start of the 20th century, instead of offering a few prosy sentences that gestured vaguely toward ingredient amounts, American recipes increasingly began with a list of ingredients in precise, numerical quantities: teaspoons, ounces, cups.—
Helen Zoe Veit,
Smithsonian,
19 Sep. 2017
Adjective
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The Supertunia® petunias make this tiresome chore a thing of the past.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Under Luis Enrique, the Parisians have become one of, if not, the dominant forces in the European game and, with a young squad full of togetherness, tenacity and a tiresome work ethic, the sky really is the limit for this team.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Pleasureless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasureless. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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