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Recent Examples of underwhelm
Rashford certainly wasn’t the only one to underwhelm with United’s central midfield unit particularly weak in and out of possession.
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Unlike last season down the road with the Hoosiers in Bloomington, this NBA baptism has come in measured doses, intended not to overwhelm, but also with expectations of Ware not to underwhelm.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
Apple underwhelms Kodak Digital photography is another example.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Left guard Brady Christensen, who missed all but one game last season, could be an option, even if that might underwhelm onlookers.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Unlike last season down the road with the Hoosiers in Bloomington, this NBA baptism has come in measured doses, intended not to overwhelm, but also with expectations of Ware not to underwhelm.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
Apple underwhelms Kodak Digital photography is another example.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Left guard Brady Christensen, who missed all but one game last season, could be an option, even if that might underwhelm onlookers.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwhelm
Verb
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Johnny works 40 minutes past one and goes to bed wearied by the Sisyphean task.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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Amid all this morphing, what has stayed constant is that COVID has been, in one way or another, wearying in a bone-deep way.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The darkly satirical movie is set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails, and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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During a recent cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump’s then national security adviser, Mike Waltz, must have been bored.—
Micah Lee,
Wired News,
18 May 2025
Verb
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But three weeks into their stay — Spain arrived in New Zealand well in advance of its first game, hoping to draw the sting from the jet lag — the place had started to pall.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
3 Aug. 2023
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But after a time, the combination of abrasive, impenetrably shellacked characters and deliberately, hopelessly tangled shaggy-dog storytelling begins to pall, and viewers may wish for a simpler way in.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2022
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“Underwhelm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwhelm. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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