nondescript
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Phillips, a nondescript and mostly unknown Minnesota congressman, was the most serious protest vote option.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
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
When Bell was given the task of turning the tiny, nondescript room in Midtown into a buzzy destination, he immediately thought “speakeasy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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
He was a shorthaired dog, gray with black and brown spots — to call him nondescript would be a kindness.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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The Giver
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