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unspectacularly

  • a word derived from spectacular.
    spectacular
    adjective
    of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.

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England, as they did under Southgate and others, comfortably and unspectacularly see off the game's minnows in qualifying, beating Latvia, Albania and Andorra with Tuchel in charge.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2025

After using that experience to beat Miami and eliminate Buffalo on the road, Kansas City played solidly if unspectacularly in dispatching the Ravens.

From Seattle Times Jan. 28, 2024

Specifically, Allen has flashed as the Commanders’ punt returner — a role that unspectacularly belonged to Milne last season.

From Washington Times Aug. 24, 2023

Paige, 25, rose steadily if unspectacularly as a woman through modeling’s ranks, appearing on a cover of Vogue Thailand and in abundant catalogs, it was after coming out as nonbinary that their career took off.

From New York Times Sep. 18, 2018

Though the film as a whole draws us into a community understood to be very local and small, the world and America intrudes unspectacularly.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2018