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also blah-blah
1
as in rubbish
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them
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as in boredom
blahs plural
the state of being bored
I've just been stuck in the blahs lately
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as in boring
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Recent Examples of blah
David McHugh, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
Exercising outside can be a stellar way to shake up a blah routine and reap the amazing benefits of nature.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 8 Aug. 2023
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
The depth of pigment and slightly glossy finish ensures there is nothing blah about the person who wears it.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
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Noun
That extends a miserable run of economic blahs: The 20 countries that use the euro currency have not shown significant growth since the third quarter of 2022, when the economy grew 0.5%.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
Exercising outside can be a stellar way to shake up a blah routine and reap the amazing benefits of nature.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 8 Aug. 2023
Adjective
His last-minute acquisition Tuesday saved the Dodgers from another blah trade deadline.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
The depth of pigment and slightly glossy finish ensures there is nothing blah about the person who wears it.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blah
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Johnson: There’s so much rubbish talked about this.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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There’s boredom and weariness to her everyday chores, her hope laced now with the sheer mundanity of her everyday solitary life.Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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An article from Chewy said that teaching your cat to talk with buttons can help strengthen your bond, give them another chance for communication, stimulate their brains, and reduce boredom and stress.Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Most of this long flashback segment is pretty boring, though.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Toyota and Honda have at times been called boring: Honda by its own engineers, Toyota more famously by a chairman descended from the company’s founder.Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Apprentice suggests that Cohn hastened whatever rot was already present in his protégé, but its early scenes portray the opposite—that Trump, at his core, was simply naive.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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The material resists rust and rot, unlike metal or wood.Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Replacing a drab sky with a beautiful one used to be a many-step process involving manual masking and layers.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Perfect for an aspiring weatherman, or a husband with a very drab desk.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
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Generic garbage with weird phrases and a robotic structure.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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And composting leaves means less going to the garbage dump.Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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Vassilev said the focus will be on less-risky parts of a business, such as highly-repetitive and monotonous tasks that workers don’t want to do.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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Thornton upholstered the headboard in the same blue-and-white toile as the wallpaper but used different designs of similar colors for the window curtains, bed coverings, and assorted cushions, so the room feels neither too disjointed nor too monotonous.Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2024
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For constipation, drink fluids and gradually increase fiber intake from sources like bran, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds to promote regular bowel movements.Patricia Weiser, PharmD, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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Small packages like candy and nuts often slide around and clutter your space.Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Blah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blah. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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