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blandly



ADVERB
gently
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But, more pertinently, Hegseth’s fear of the phrase “diversity is our strength,” an idiom so blandly inoffensive you can probably find it embroidered on a hand towel at T.J.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

I was bored to tears watching Mayweather-Pacquiao a decade ago, but I won’t be able to resist when they tussle blandly in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

That those infected are compulsively helpful and blandly cheerful, like cult members asking you to “a party,” is no less, if not more, disturbing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

You might never guess someone so blandly reassuring is participating in such monumental damage.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025

The cops were looking at me blandly as if to say, “Is that all?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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