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blandly



ADVERB
gently
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Its words will be blandly pleasing, but can they sparkle?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

One of them is a title so generic, so blandly inoffensive yet simultaneously indicative of hope, resolve, or insider knowledge as to be, ultimately, unmemorable.

From Slate Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Salon Sep. 10, 2025

Matthew is portrayed as blandly as possible, making clear it’s only his money that makes him exceptional.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

Liz Ocavello, behind her glasses and her big anchorwoman hairdo, accepted this disclosure so blandly that I thought I’d heard it wrong.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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