as in dulled
not having brightness, brilliance, or vitality
a lackluster, dingy Main Street a lackluster performance His writing can be lackluster at times.
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as in grayness
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Recent Examples of lackluster
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
While his teammate Max Verstappen acknowledged that the car needed to be improved, Lawson's failure to score points and his lackluster qualifying performances contributed to his demotion.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Foreign automakers: Ferrari raises some prices in response to US auto tariffs
These deliberations add to the challenges facing carmakers already struggling with lackluster demand, high labor costs and stiff competition from Chinese rivals.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Her exit comes after a hit-and-miss string of Prime Video titles with high budgets: Under her tenure, for every spectacular Fallout came a lackluster Citadel or Red One.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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The lackluster reaction in the room continued with Scarlett Johansson, who earned more slack-jawed stares than thunderous applause.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
While his teammate Max Verstappen acknowledged that the car needed to be improved, Lawson's failure to score points and his lackluster qualifying performances contributed to his demotion.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Foreign automakers: Ferrari raises some prices in response to US auto tariffs
These deliberations add to the challenges facing carmakers already struggling with lackluster demand, high labor costs and stiff competition from Chinese rivals.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Her exit comes after a hit-and-miss string of Prime Video titles with high budgets: Under her tenure, for every spectacular Fallout came a lackluster Citadel or Red One.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackluster
Adjective
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Miracle leave-in product: on sale for $28 (30% off) Original price: $40 (Ulta) Dealing with dull or damaged hair?—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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No race including Bianco or Jenner should ever be dull, though, and this one likely won’t be either.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Details are still murky with the plan yet to be formally presented to the all-powerful ICC board.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The process, however, has been murky based on which military branch people are looking to return to, with only the Navy offering a solid idea of the decision.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Page Turner sees the Page family consumed by the literary world — each in their own way — as its dark, foundational secret runs the risk of exposure.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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While the app only went dark for a matter of a day or so in the U.S., it was removed from the Apple and Google app stores for weeks, because federal law could have seen Apple or Google penalized for distributing it.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The week continues to build excitement with the Celtic Cross Mass and Ceremony (this year on Sunday, March 9) and the beautiful and somber Sgt.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2025
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The mood at the event was anything but somber, though.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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But af Klint might have just as easily faded into obscurity, her work forgotten, her spiritual messages dismissed as a crank’s.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Content demonstrating clear expertise and authority • Fast-loading pages without intrusive pop-ups or restricted access Websites meeting these criteria are far more likely to capture AI's attention, while those that don't risk fading into obscurity.—
Guy Leon Sheetrit,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Lackluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackluster. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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