as in unexciting
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Recent Examples of unrewarding
Higher education advisor Dan Ulin of Elite Student Coach in Los Angeles, California says downsides of unrewarding advanced degrees can extend far beyond the potential for long-term student loan debt and being thrust into an industry with limited (or no) growth potential.
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Robert Farrington, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The big problem is that social media is unrewarding.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
In many of the cases, the endings with Heat leading men have been awkward and, at least initially, unrewarding.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
Automation enables human workers to opt out of repetitive tasks that are physically taxing but otherwise unrewarding.
—Massimo Bizzi, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Robert Farrington, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The big problem is that social media is unrewarding.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
In many of the cases, the endings with Heat leading men have been awkward and, at least initially, unrewarding.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
Automation enables human workers to opt out of repetitive tasks that are physically taxing but otherwise unrewarding.
—Massimo Bizzi, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrewarding
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Anyway, the matchups are largely unexciting given most of the drivers have no history or rivalry together (Ryan Preece vs. Tyler Reddick?—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Ju-hyeong should know how unexciting a day in court can be.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Getz, making his second appearance as a trade-deadline seller, had an uninspiring debut last year while dumping Eloy Jiménez, Paul DeJong and Tanner Banks for minor prospects and keying on Miguel Vargas, acquired in the three-way deal involving Fedde, Kopech and Tommy Pham.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Their latest attempt was an uninspiring invitation-only Pride concert at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., which was meant to demonstrate resistance to Trump’s occupation of the culture venue, but which ended up as more of a punch line.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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But even tedious tasks can be simplified with a boost of power from an electric spin scrubber.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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Where something is frustrating, slow, tedious, or emotionally draining.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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But all the dark wood furniture and an uninteresting light fixture did little to make this an inviting space for dinner.—
Meghan Holloran,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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There is a belief in some circles that an acrobatic save is a result of a goalie not properly playing his position, and the best goalies make simple, uninteresting saves because they’re positioned properly to cut off the angle of a shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2025
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Hunter: The Reckoning puts players in the role of regular people who know monsters are real and can’t go back to their old, boring lives.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The real world is monochromatic, straightforward, boring.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Add in the ability to customize said bag’s color, strap length, closure type, and size, and suddenly, packing up for a day of playdates or errand-running doesn’t seem quite as monotonous.—
Terri Peters,
Parents,
22 July 2025
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Situated along the Aegean coast of Thessaly province, the industrial city is a grindingly monotonous patchwork of concrete block buildings; everything of historical interest was leveled during a series of devastating earthquakes in the 1950s.—
Derek Sandhaus,
Saveur,
10 July 2025
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That has been a tiresome trend of Arsenal matches in recent years, so seeing how Arteta responds to those situations will be interesting going forward.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Although this process may appear to be rinse and repeat at a glance, strong story chops, engaging battle mechanics, and an approachable 12-hour runtime help keep things from becoming tiresome.—
Sarah Thwaites,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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What’s actually the most interesting thing is to go the opposite route and go pure banal.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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On the first day of class, a student asked an understandably practical and banal question about the professor’s grading policy.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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“Unrewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrewarding. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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