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Recent Examples of unrewarding
These plants are often altogether unrewarding for pollinators, since the flowers no longer produce nectar or pollen.
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Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
Quiet firing is when an employer deliberately makes a job so unrewarding, isolating or stagnant that the employee feels pressured to quit, rather than being formally terminated.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Here, Reader, is a run-through of Austen movies and limited TV series, from my favorite through least favorite — though Austen's novels are surprisingly sturdy, if approached with fondness and respect, and only the last of these would be considered unrewarding.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
Writing posts and connecting with people online can be unrewarding at first.
—Andrey Insarov, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
Quiet firing is when an employer deliberately makes a job so unrewarding, isolating or stagnant that the employee feels pressured to quit, rather than being formally terminated.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Here, Reader, is a run-through of Austen movies and limited TV series, from my favorite through least favorite — though Austen's novels are surprisingly sturdy, if approached with fondness and respect, and only the last of these would be considered unrewarding.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
Writing posts and connecting with people online can be unrewarding at first.
—Andrey Insarov, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrewarding
Adjective
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For months, the contest has been unexciting and uninspiring.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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And yet the share price action (which has been unexciting as of late vs others in the space) remained relatively muted in the aftermarket.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Not so for the Bruins, who are 29-11-1 at the Garden and an uninspiring 16-16-9 on the road, the worst road mark of any Eastern Conference playoff team.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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This season still is too much in the embryonic phase to draw any conclusions despite an uninspiring start.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Cutting with a dull blade does more than make prep work tedious.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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While niche, this outdoor vacuum offers relief from the tedious task of clearing leaves and debris from your lawn.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The premise is uninteresting, and, worst of all, the jokes aren’t remotely funny.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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As our Mike Vorkunov already pointed out, the four teams that are pennies above the tax line (Philadelphia, Denver, Phoenix and Toronto) are virtually guaranteed to make small deals to get under; these will just be spectacularly uninteresting trades in terms of actual basketball.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Never gets boring, never feels overplayed.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Pool, sauna, indoor fireplace, luggage drop-off, backyard With so much history and color around every corner in Marrakesh, why stay somewhere boring?—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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GalaxyBids emphasizes its unique position as an alternative to the traditional shopping sites that some may find dull or monotonous.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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As a kid three hours into a monotonous road trip, stopping for fresh hamburgers and a lot of hospitality was a lifesaver.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These exercises are often associated with the tiresome pursuit of six-pack abs.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the relentless words of wisdom, and the shouting-to-the-rafters way they’re delivered, soon become tiresome.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Rage sits on the pages among the everyday updates of life, as if the anger itself was banal.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Doing away with the classic Humpty Dumpty physique, chef Nicolas Cloiseau opts for something less banal and more cubic, channeling his inner Picasso.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Unrewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrewarding. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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