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She liked the movie, but I thought it was humdrum.
another humdrum day at the office
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Gloria and Ruby arrive soon enough, dragging husbands and humdrum lives from elsewhere in Britain, but Joan is the real phantom — no one in the family has seen her for twenty years.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
This holiday season, Toni and Bri decide to shake up their humdrum world by creating new identities to crash the amazing Christmas parties from the shop's confidential invitations.
—EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
But a decision in the seemingly humdrum realm of administrative law could end up having far broader consequences, affecting vast areas of American life by slashing the power of federal regulatory agencies that police pollution, food safety, health care and countless other aspects of modern society.
—Eli Sanders, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2024
And in this oversold earthly Eden, the fruit of pleasure and delight was the orange, not the humdrum apple.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
This holiday season, Toni and Bri decide to shake up their humdrum world by creating new identities to crash the amazing Christmas parties from the shop's confidential invitations.
—EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
But a decision in the seemingly humdrum realm of administrative law could end up having far broader consequences, affecting vast areas of American life by slashing the power of federal regulatory agencies that police pollution, food safety, health care and countless other aspects of modern society.
—Eli Sanders, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2024
And in this oversold earthly Eden, the fruit of pleasure and delight was the orange, not the humdrum apple.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Humdrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humdrum. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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humdrum
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hum·drum
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