monotonous
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The company said landfills, where operations are typically predictable and monotonous, are ideal for automated equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Even their directors’ rudimentary visual aesthetics are monotonous.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The concept centers on the idea of accidentally slipping out of normal reality and becoming trapped in this monotonous, labyrinthine environment with no clear exit.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
We’re all familiar with workplace efficiency, where every task must beat the clock and “skill and creativity” are reduced to “repetitive, monotonous tasks, without the beautiful compensation of singing along.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
We prayed rosary after rosary, until the monotonous sound of prayers blended into the blur of flickering altar candles.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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