unnewsworthy

adjective

Definition of unnewsworthynext
as in uneventful

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Recent Examples of unnewsworthy As journalists opine on every topic, however trivial or traditionally unnewsworthy, the all-knowing chorus of global gossip becomes a roaring mob. — Allen Porter, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnewsworthy
  1. uneventful
  2. gray
  3. sterile
  4. unexciting
  5. boring
  6. unrewarding
  7. inanimate
  8. unimaginative
Adjective
  • In what was actually an uneventful game for nearly three full quarters, each squad decided to save their best theatrics until the final minutes.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Not entirely uneventful, however, as UCLA forced another fumble and picked off Raiola again, ultimately leading coach Dan Lanning to go with Thomas to begin the fourth quarter.
    — Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of uneventful
Adjective
  • Robinson, wearing a light gray suit, uncuffed and unshackled, did not address the court.
    — Michael Ruiz , Jamie Vera, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Attias stood in the hotel lobby, whose design leans toward gray, black, white, earth tones and chrome.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of gray
Adjective
  • The government has a longstanding program to breed sterile male flies and drop swarms of them from planes to mate with wild females, causing the flies to die out.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The 46-year-old was ushered into a sterile room for her appointment, her phone lit up with a text.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • The kitchen and bathroom are decently renovated, if monochromatic and unexciting.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Reliability and consistency were her hallmarks—admirable qualities, but unexciting.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Definition of unexciting
Adjective
  • Infrastructure inspection is exactly the kind of boring but highly practical application that modern airships excel at, Grossman says.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Milwaukee Brewers won what was, ultimately, a bit of a boring World Series in five games.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • At a time when younger workers are often stereotyped as quick to abandon jobs that feel difficult or unrewarding, Dimon said discomfort is part of the process.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 May 2026
  • Rather, their work becomes especially exploitative and unrewarding, leaving them prone to disillusionment.
    — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of unrewarding
Adjective
  • The inanimate matter of the Earth endures, as does its atmosphere.
    — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Then, in European culture, Christianity appeared, a religion which made an astonishing discovery, namely, that the primary cause for everything—humans, animals, nature, fertility, the inanimate world, the universe, the cosmos—could be concentrated into one single point.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Definition of inanimate
Adjective
  • It’s reflected in the visuals of the series, which are as unimaginative as the AI actor renders are dead and inexpressive even before they’re shot through with Tokugawa-era arrows.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Spurs kept a clean sheet, an achievement to build on after shipping five in their opening two, and looked solid, if a little unimaginative in midfield.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of unimaginative

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