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Recent Examples of pleasureless
Kobayashi basically rewrote the book on how to turn pleasureless gluttony into a profession.
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Washington Post, 1 July 2019
But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme.
—Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Washington Post, 1 July 2019
But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme.
—Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasureless
Adjective
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Even a simple task like numbering posts chronologically by publishing date can become tedious.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Writer-director Dean Imperial loses on such a gamble with his tedious feature debut, which tracks an unhinged night of escapades between a bunch of poker buddies.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Camilla told Newsweek that her husband, Linford, 32, works as a tunnel boring machine operator in London.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Take it from this guy, who bought the beautiful Starfield limited-edition Xbox controller, headset, and console wrap for over $200, only to play the game and dump it after 20 boring hours.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Forget soggy sandwiches—this menu belongs in a Michelin guide.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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If the soil stays soggy around the tree, consider moving it to another location with better drainage.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Getting to do it with a fun little tool only adds to the serotonin boost of what would otherwise feel like a monotonous task.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Fiction, meanwhile, can upturn such collective attitudes by conveying the specificity of actual working lives and workplaces, recognizing that even the most monotonous labor can shape the self.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Boulder retains a bit of the exotic, which would not have been true of the more prosaic Salt Lake City or Cincinnati.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2025
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But instead of starting in the high-profile condo division, Jon Paul had to start on the more prosaic rental business.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With the exemption, buyers don’t have to fill out tiresome customs paperwork or pay tariffs on small packages.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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In a climate overcrowded with tiresome discourse, these seven Black women are carving their own lanes by being unapologetically outspoken, insightful and honest—and doing it with flair.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Not content just to confirm its arrival, Veach deftly sliced a slit in the plastic to minimize any potential forensic trail, removed the new game and swapped in the old version before carefully rewrapping it.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Morales' older brother, Ricardo, confirmed his death in a post on X, formerly Twitter.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With the exception of the two men who provide the film with its ridiculously unexciting love triangle, everyone in Alex’s orbit is one-dimensional and uninteresting.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many commenters on Korean Air’s social media profiles said the new livery is bland and uninteresting and lacks the sense of national identity that the older version had.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Pleasureless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasureless. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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