as in dulled
not having brightness, brilliance, or vitality
a lackluster, dingy Main Street a lackluster performance His writing can be lackluster at times.
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Recent Examples of lackluster
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
But its lackluster recent performance isn’t enough to scare us away.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
The Blue Devils were the third No. 1 seed in the committee’s mock top 16, but its remaining conference slate is lackluster.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Action sequences are also lackluster, delivering the bare minimum to move the characters from point A to point B.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The awards show, which is produced and broadcast as free-for-view by pay-TV giant Canal+, hit an historic audience low in 2022 of 1.3M viewers, which followed an already lackluster viewership of 1.6M in 2021.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
But its lackluster recent performance isn’t enough to scare us away.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
The Blue Devils were the third No. 1 seed in the committee’s mock top 16, but its remaining conference slate is lackluster.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Action sequences are also lackluster, delivering the bare minimum to move the characters from point A to point B.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackluster
Adjective
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The fight was very dull and Ankalaev most held his way to the victory.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Without their alternate selves to tug at them, these characters would be dull, dull, dull.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ivan Stupak, a former Ukrainian intelligence official, told Newsweek that while the details are still murky, the block is likely to significantly impact Ukraine's access to anti-aircraft missiles, especially interceptor missiles fired by the U.S.-made Patriot air defense system.—
Ellie Cook,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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What about the murky ethics of selling galleys at sky-high prices despite receiving it for free?—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The fire broke out when the bus was on the corner of Cambridge and Northampton roads in the Cleveland area, filling the suburban street with a dark cloud of smoke.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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But doctors have begun to suspect that this year's flu season—the most severe in over 15 years—has taken a yet darker turn for children.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Party leaders asked their members ahead of the address to maintain a dignified and somber presence in the chamber during Trump's speech.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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The mix of Black trauma and White philanthropy created a peculiar vibe in the event space, at once somber and thrilling, mournful and hopeful.—
Nicholas Lalla,
WIRED,
4 Mar. 2025
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For one night, Miami can relive the heyday of Overtown’s famous Black hotel The heyday of popular Overtown nightclub the Knight Beat inside the Sir John Hotel have faded into obscurity.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Compensation screened at Sundance in 2000, receiving positive notices from critics like Roger Ebert and landed an Independent Spirit nod before falling into obscurity.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Lackluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackluster. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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