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as in uninspiring
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as in unemotional
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as in humble
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Recent Examples of unimpressive
While the new formula is available in 44 shades, the OG came in a not-unimpressive 40.
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Dianna Singh, Allure, 8 Jan. 2026
Jefferies’ Simons expects the September employment report to show that employers added 65,000 jobs that month — unimpressive, but up from a meager 22,000 in August.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
But perhaps most striking is how unimpressive Epstein seems.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
The University of Oregon product has made four rather unimpressive starts under center, which has led to many campaigning for Sanders to ultimately supplant him.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Dianna Singh, Allure, 8 Jan. 2026
Jefferies’ Simons expects the September employment report to show that employers added 65,000 jobs that month — unimpressive, but up from a meager 22,000 in August.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
But perhaps most striking is how unimpressive Epstein seems.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
The University of Oregon product has made four rather unimpressive starts under center, which has led to many campaigning for Sanders to ultimately supplant him.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressive
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Top-seeded Michigan survived an uninspiring performance to hold off Ohio State 71-67, while fourth-seeded Illinois blew a 15-point lead and faltered down the stretch in a 91-88 overtime loss to Wisconsin.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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When Mao Zedong died, in 1976, his successor as China’s paramount leader, Hua Guofeng, ruled as an uninspiring Maoist, following most of the Great Helmsman’s policies.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2026
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While Clark was prone to long, unwieldy answers to questions, Meyer is pretty concise and unemotional in his responses.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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The reason why is that all of their star players behaved like Aztec alumnus Kawhi Leonard: unemotional, robotic freaks who do not care about anything other than basketball.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Kayla is a humble and gracious student who leads with quiet strength and a genuine love for dance.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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After pulling off another iconic play Saturday, Reaves had a more humble message.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Joe was an unprepossessing fellow.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2023
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Beginning in December, the Los Angeles Times has published revelations about how politics has intruded on a supposedly dispassionate report on the fire department’s wildfire responses.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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The dispassionate stranger on the phone inquiring how a citizen intended to vote—and why—is one of those institutions.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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The mediocre Queen biopic remains one of the most head-scratching best picture nominees in recent memory.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Tua’s glory years, the 2022-25 seasons, added up to a mediocre 35-35 record, including an 0-2 mark in the playoffs as Tua and his cohorts were constantly outplayed and outcoached in games against playoff-caliber teams.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Aeryn is introduced as cold and relatively emotionless, while John is the more empathetic and caring of the pair.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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In vacating the life prison term in 2024, Cook County Judge Marc Martin found in part that Modrowski had been unfairly portrayed as emotionless and cold during his 1995 trial and sentencing proceedings when the characteristics were likely due to his autism.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Later, the victims’ ashes were interred in a modest columbarium that the priest had built in a Catholic cemetery.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The sixty-year-old Radić is known for understated structures ranging from the modest (a bus stop, an artist’s studio) to the major (performing art spaces, a winery).—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressive. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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