Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking distinction; ordinary.
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- adjective Not
remarkable .
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- adjective found in the ordinary course of events
Etymologies
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Examples
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"These are what we call unremarkable people who decide to kill innocent people," Kelly said.
U.S. tightens no-fly rules after suspect in failed Times Square attack succeeds in boarding plane 2010
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A way to watch a great player is to note how often the player wins what I call unremarkable points.
NYT > Home Page By GEOFF MACDONALD 2011
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China has lashed out at the developed world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases for setting themselves what it called unremarkable and even deceptive targets for cuts.
WN.com - Articles related to Draft deal gives lift to flagging climate talks 2009
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China has lashed out at the developed world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases for setting themselves what it called unremarkable and even deceptive targets for cuts.
WN.com - Articles related to Draft deal gives lift to flagging climate talks 2009
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China has lashed out at the developed world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases for setting themselves what it called unremarkable and even deceptive targets for cuts.
WN.com - Articles related to Draft deal gives lift to flagging climate talks 2009
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China has lashed out at the developed world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases for setting themselves what it called unremarkable and even deceptive targets for cuts.
WN.com - Articles related to Draft deal gives lift to flagging climate talks 2009
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Perhaps it would have been interesting to meet the likes of Somerset Maugham (if indeed he was the kind of man Allen describes), but his fiction, in almost all ways unremarkable, is another matter entirely.
Style in Fiction 2009
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The young docker followed her through a maze of utility bays and lockers, until they finally drew to a halt in front of a door unremarkable from the next.
365 tomorrows » 2007 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007
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But to be specifically mentioned as "unremarkable" -- well, that just hurts.
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His expression was unremarkable, but the effect on his overall face was amazing.
A Bad Day’s Work Nora McFarland 2010
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