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Recent Examples of unshowy
Taking its aesthetic from the cool neutrality of institutional settings, the film has a sleek but unshowy aesthetic nicely supported by all design and tech contributors.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
As a pivotal but unshowy sequence, the campfire scene required fine-tuning at every stage.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Men’s fragrance was a relatively unshowy hygienic product until the 1970s, when Paco Rabanne’s Pour Homme helped reframe cologne as a fashion statement, said Paul Austin, the founder of a fragrance and branding agency, Austin Advisory Group.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
King portrays her with the dignity, grit and passion of a trailblazer who made a difference, though the performance is rigorously unshowy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
As a pivotal but unshowy sequence, the campfire scene required fine-tuning at every stage.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Men’s fragrance was a relatively unshowy hygienic product until the 1970s, when Paco Rabanne’s Pour Homme helped reframe cologne as a fashion statement, said Paul Austin, the founder of a fragrance and branding agency, Austin Advisory Group.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
King portrays her with the dignity, grit and passion of a trailblazer who made a difference, though the performance is rigorously unshowy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshowy
Adjective
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The publisher recounted taking an unobtrusive approach to help put his subject at ease.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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An 8-speed automatic and all-wheel drive (AWD) are standard—both are unobtrusive and buttery smooth in operation.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some of today's most popular smartphones have almost reached the point of anti-design—flat, unremarkable bodies that are intended to be covered up with a case.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
24 Feb. 2025
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These sentences would be unremarkable in the abstract—say, in a constitutional-law lesson.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The extra-long vanity mirror has inconspicuous hooks for handbags, spare keychains, or a few prized hoodies.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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Content on a web page can be changed in inconspicuous ways, or pages can be taken down altogether.—
Matthew Kaufman,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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As a result, any visible auroras will likely be faint and possibly unnoticeable to the naked eye because of competition from a bright moon.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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The glasses connect right to your phone, and the sound is clear for the wearer but unnoticeable in a normal environment.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Superyacht designers have begun to navigate the cultural preferences of their clientele by redefining yacht interiors in subtle but significant ways.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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These devices are more precise and subtle than old fashioned metal detectors, using specific sensitivity settings and artificial intelligence to detect hidden weapons as opposed to harmless items such as keys and phones, allowing people to enter facilities with very little delay.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 Nov. 2021
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The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
6 July 2018
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“Unshowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshowy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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