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Recent Examples of unsensational
But its most striking characteristic, now that the media is completely oversaturated with violent murders and courtroom dramas, is that De Lestrade’s work is so straightforward and unsensational.
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Vogue, 8 June 2018
Robinson, whose credits include The L Word and True Blood, approaches the story in such a low-key, unsensational way that the trio's beyond-bohemian arrangement is barely eyebrow-raising.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2017
Vogue, 8 June 2018
Robinson, whose credits include The L Word and True Blood, approaches the story in such a low-key, unsensational way that the trio's beyond-bohemian arrangement is barely eyebrow-raising.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsensational
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With a choir and orchestra arranged by Axel Stordahl, the strings swell to heart-leaping proportions, while Sinatra keeps things sedate and sanguine with an undramatic vocal, which drips with a warm camaraderie.—
Emma Madden,
Vulture,
23 Dec. 2024
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On one hand, this was an extremely unsurprising and undramatic Bachelor franchise finale.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2024
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Trending up – Players under the age of 25 on NBA finals’ teams: Up 2 players from 2024 Small market doesn’t mean unexciting.—
Harry Enten,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Scientists have often regarded calls as unexciting and simple compared with birdsong.—
Sofia Marie Haley,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The rookies will learn the intricacies of the 3-4 defense and likely share the workload with Jones, who was reliable, but unspectacular as a starter last season.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
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All that said, there were legitimate moments of glory — like when Tai turned on Scot and Jason — that elevated the proceedings and turned this season into a solid, if unspectacular, entry. 36.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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After a relatively uneventful race, the drama began when Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli had a power failure and was forced onto the gravel.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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His jab and range-finding controlled a mostly uneventful round.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Tattoo Health Risk #3: Potentially Serious Infections Even in professional studios with sterile technique, infections are a real risk.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Your yard does not need to resemble a sterile English garden.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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The world of streetwear, expensive sneakers and sweatshirts is an unimaginative and dreary place.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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These answers are admittedly unimaginative, as neither of these guys were linked to the Panthers.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
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The new Snow White represents progressive mediocrity — the antagonism between Snow White and her evil stepmother (Gal Gadot) is bland and uninteresting after the remarkable modern version White as Snow that starred Lou de Laâge and Isabelle Huppert.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025
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The first act is genuinely atrocious, a mess of story threads revolving around an uninteresting villain in the AI Entity that feels far too downbeat and sad for this franchise.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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But what has emerged is a repetitive, unattractive, and finally unrewarding slog, in which Ducournau’s filmmaking verve itself seems to harden into lifelessness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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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.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Unsensational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsensational. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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