as in bland
lacking in taste or flavor
a flavorless fruitcake that must have been given as a gift many times over
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Adjective
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Gigantic and often bland, the squash filled our grocery carts and vexed our dull knives for too many years.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Then there are interviews, scoops, and other kinds of highly specific reporting; a reporter might labor for months to unearth new information, only for A.I. to hoover it up and fold it into some bland summary.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Land-Dweller comes in 36 mm and 40 mm sizes, both just 9.7 mm thin.—
Steven Rogers,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For instance, the lethal death cap mushroom contains a toxin that is virtually tasteless.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rob Long - November 7, 2024 11:45 pm Magazine Forbear the tasteless Rob Long - October 25, 2024 4:45 am Magazine Consider the Frito Rob Long - October 18, 2024 4:20 am Magazine The joys of in-person shopping Rob Long - October 11, 2024 5:30 am 123...—
Rob Long,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Bored of an increasingly insipid Premier League season?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Performances range from bad to worse (Jude Law as Captain Hook is permanently running on fumes), Neverland is a dreary landscape of muted greens and browns, and the story becomes an insipid take on an adventurous classic.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Flavorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flavorless. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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