as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
travelers settling for nondescript motel rooms that could be located anywhere
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Recent Examples of nondescript
Brunk Auctions The nearly 237-year-old document was found in a nondescript squat metal filing cabinet at Hayes Farm, an 184-acre plantation in Edenton, North Carolina.
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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Its main office is here on the third floor of a nondescript building on Møllergata street.
—Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
On a scorching Saturday afternoon in June, a handful of people slipped into a nondescript downtown L.A. studio with tinted windows, just across the way from Walt Disney Concert Hall.
—Michelle Lhooq, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
By Justin Worland September 27, 2024 3:49 PM EDT
The biggest challenges—and greatest opportunities—for decarbonizing industry are playing out just off the highway, a few miles from downtown Chicago in a nondescript industrial park.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Its main office is here on the third floor of a nondescript building on Møllergata street.
—Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
On a scorching Saturday afternoon in June, a handful of people slipped into a nondescript downtown L.A. studio with tinted windows, just across the way from Walt Disney Concert Hall.
—Michelle Lhooq, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
By Justin Worland September 27, 2024 3:49 PM EDT
The biggest challenges—and greatest opportunities—for decarbonizing industry are playing out just off the highway, a few miles from downtown Chicago in a nondescript industrial park.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
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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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However, the pattern is expected to be short-lived, with conditions transitioning back to neutral by February.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
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Lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag More than 20,400 shoppers have given the best-selling Lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag, which comes in 20 vibrant and neutral colors, a five-star stamp of approval — and for good reason.Averi Baudler, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Now look for cozy knitted pieces in neutral colors like cream, gray, and beige.Madeline Dangmann, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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Fresh from its Genius event in Shanghai, Moncler launched its new Maire jacket exclusively on Tmall in limited edition red, brown, and beige colorways.Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Will this American entrepreneur triumph against the faceless agents of the Democrat Party’s Deep State?Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Social media is fundamentally about personal connections; people want to engage with individuals, not faceless organizations.Justin Nassiri, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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But investors turned on the stock after management was noncommittal about discussing 2025 figures and analysts lowered their estimates, causing the stock to suffer its worst weekly performance since 2020.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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Tobias definitely wants children; Almut is noncommittal.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Sweet Rose High Rolled Accent Chair Brighten up dull spaces with this floral accent chair that’s on major sale ahead of Black Friday.Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Peter Field and Adam Morgan call it the ‘extraordinary cost of dull’.Sairah Ashman, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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