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Recent Examples of pleasureless
Kobayashi basically rewrote the book on how to turn pleasureless gluttony into a profession.
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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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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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In practice, however, the joke has proven tedious.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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And for the first time, the Siena Express offers a genuine taste of Italy's rail heritage while unlocking a region that has long required tedious car rentals or complicated bus connections.—
Jenn Rice,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Anderson also knows that the moral purity of revolutionaries gets boring pretty fast.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, the McCullum and Stokes selection wagon prefers fast wheels rather than those boring job specs, such as age and experience.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Clay planter pebbles, often used in hydroponics, are porous to draw water up to the seeds and keep the environment moist but not soggy.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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This will stop the jelly from making the bread soggy.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After a few speeches, the on-screen timer became monotonous and distracting.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Shrek is in a monotonous lull with his kids, Fiona, Donkey, and even Puss in Boots.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The more prosaic story is classic scientific self-correction.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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If sacred means separate, outside of the prosaic flux of things, then this Japanese city is sacred.—
Ed Simon
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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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Although the discussion of representation can be tiresome for many who just want to be seen for their talent, Cho gets it.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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How tiresome monogamy, married or otherwise, always seemed to her.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Pleasureless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasureless. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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