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Recent Examples of unchallenging
The answer, typically, is unchallenging, decorative art.
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Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The core expression is just fine, an easy-drinking and unchallenging dram that skirts the boundary between sweet and spice, which is exactly what it is supposed to do.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
The Huskies have not reached the final milestone since 2016, and the years of unchallenging conference play could be a factor as much as ever stronger coast-to-coast competition.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Payton Cofer wasn't excited about her options for high school in Louisville's South End after two unchallenging years in a middle school that was short on staff.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
The term is seen as emblematic of how digital consumption has shaped societal concerns, especially with the proliferation of superficial or unchallenging content online.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet the Sonata begins with seven bars of technically unchallenging music, which anyone who reads notation can manage.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Worse, that unchallenging, jokey tone undercuts the intriguing psychodrama at the play’s core.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
More pressingly, the writing, intent on remaining lightly comic and knowing, keeps delivering what is familiar and unchallenging.
—Vulture, 10 Aug. 2023
Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The core expression is just fine, an easy-drinking and unchallenging dram that skirts the boundary between sweet and spice, which is exactly what it is supposed to do.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
The Huskies have not reached the final milestone since 2016, and the years of unchallenging conference play could be a factor as much as ever stronger coast-to-coast competition.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Payton Cofer wasn't excited about her options for high school in Louisville's South End after two unchallenging years in a middle school that was short on staff.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
The term is seen as emblematic of how digital consumption has shaped societal concerns, especially with the proliferation of superficial or unchallenging content online.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet the Sonata begins with seven bars of technically unchallenging music, which anyone who reads notation can manage.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Worse, that unchallenging, jokey tone undercuts the intriguing psychodrama at the play’s core.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
More pressingly, the writing, intent on remaining lightly comic and knowing, keeps delivering what is familiar and unchallenging.
—Vulture, 10 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenging
Adjective
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The uncomplicated, attractive dining room is functional, and serves its purpose.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Her most recent album, 143, is a bouncy, brain-dead paean to pleasure and uncomplicated empowerment.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of mindless scrolling, engage in slow, fulfilling activities like reading, knitting or sketching.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Heat hung around for a while but gave up too many second-chance points, committed too many mindless miscues (14 turnovers) and couldn’t stop Cleveland’s offense from behind the three-point line or on forays to the basket.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This should be straightforward and create as little of a mess as possible.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Opening a Swiss bank account is fairly straightforward but has to comply with strict U.S. disclosure laws.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The four categories are all color-coded to show their difficulty, with yellow being the easiest then green, blue and purple.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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Although small businesses are the easiest to target, this issue also affects the marketing industry as a whole.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ivanka posted a video and pictures to her social media platforms on Monday following the celebration, during which Theo and Barkley had a quick game of catch while running around the area.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Gagliardi recommends running a quick wash cycle and adding a product like Clorox® Laundry Sanitizer, which can squash the odor-causing bacteria lurking in your damp laundry.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Its second life on streaming has guided new viewers to the simple charms of one of the best mystery shows of all time.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Will people be more open and accept that a simple, inexpensive date isn’t the sign of low effort but rather a reflection of the economy none of us asked for?—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Unchallenging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenging. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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