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nondescript

[non-di-skript] / ˌnɒn dɪˈskrɪpt /


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Tucked away in a quiet industrial park, the nondescript building had become the locus of ongoing protests since Bovino and his forces had arrived in Illinois.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

But when the film takes the perspective of a human looking at the forest dwellers, their eyes appear small and dark, almost nondescript.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Far from the glamour of fashion weeks in Paris, Milan and London, a nondescript cashmere mill on Scotland's western coast that supplies luxury labels hopes local training programmes can attract new talent.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

“You wonder why Maduro didn’t go to some nondescript apartment in the middle of Caracas or the countryside.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

They dropped us at Mull’s Motel in Hiawassee, an old-fashioned, nondescript, patently nonchain establishment on a bend in the road near the center of town.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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