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as in uninspiring
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as in unemotional
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as in humble
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Recent Examples of unimpressive
Sears is only 6-1 (if that), is already 23 and had a pretty unimpressive stint at the G League Elite Camp a year ago.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Passport’s fuel economy is unimpressive, but there’s plenty to like about Honda’s first foray off road.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Her concern over both the animals and the big picture, not to mention her frustration and anger over what legacies of long-grift greed have wrought, offers the tiniest beacon of feeling in a film preoccupied with teeing up some frankly unimpressive carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
Brazil stuttered in subsequent friendlies, were deeply unimpressive at the Copa America and have only shown fleeting signs of improvement since.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Passport’s fuel economy is unimpressive, but there’s plenty to like about Honda’s first foray off road.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Her concern over both the animals and the big picture, not to mention her frustration and anger over what legacies of long-grift greed have wrought, offers the tiniest beacon of feeling in a film preoccupied with teeing up some frankly unimpressive carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
Brazil stuttered in subsequent friendlies, were deeply unimpressive at the Copa America and have only shown fleeting signs of improvement since.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressive
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Their latest attempt was an uninspiring invitation-only Pride concert at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., which was meant to demonstrate resistance to Trump’s occupation of the culture venue, but which ended up as more of a punch line.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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It’s been a very long season, starting with an uninspiring quarterback competition at training camp in Costa Mesa, Calif.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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As LeMahieu rounded the bases, the typically unemotional infielder emphatically pumped his fist.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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The scientist Hartnett was an unemotional witness called to speak to her professional analysis of the items she was tasked with looking at.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2025
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His work is characterized by deep empathy, personal involvement, and quiet, humble observation.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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Other successes like Mark Cuban and Keke Palmer, who similarly came from humble beginnings, echo his frugal habits and anxieties.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2023
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The bishop has an amiable, unprepossessing manner, with a slight stoop and a twinkly smile.—
Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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With both energy and water being indispensable commodities for future growth of these two societies, hope springs eternal that cooler, more dispassionate heads will eventually prevail and these two nuclear powers will cooperate for the benefit of the entire region.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Given its clever production and Stoltenberg’s consciously dispassionate vocals, Big City Life could easily come across as forbiddingly cool.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
24 May 2025
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However, the space program has been restricted so far to a mediocre elite.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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This seems like a tall order for a mediocre team with below-average pitching.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Instead, we've been left with emotionless exchanges that consist of emojis, gifs and short-form abbreviations that replace full sentences and conversational courtesies.—
Dontaira Terrell,
Refinery29,
27 Mar. 2025
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This game is tied – thanks to those emotionless robot umps.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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ETFs are close cousins to mutual funds in that both are broad portfolios of stocks or bonds packaged and overseen by financial companies such as Vanguard, BlackRock or Fidelity that can be purchased for modest sums, often $1,000 or so.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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Even at a modest 3x revenue multiple—consistent with the broader S&P 500 index—the stock could potentially reach $20, representing a nearly 10x upside from current levels.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressive. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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