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unobtrusive

[uhn-uhb-troo-siv] / ˌʌn əbˈtru sɪv /


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Today’s clunky VR headsets will be replaced by unobtrusive devices, perhaps embedded in contact lenses or even brain-computer interfaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Contemporary battlefield sketches, grand post-war history paintings, elegant portraits of the major military and political figures, along with watercolor illustrations and unobtrusive live-action recreations bring the tale to life.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

I was drawn to the Light Phone because it was arguably the most minimalist version available; it barely resembled a phone at all, and was so strikingly unobtrusive compared to my old needy iPhone.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2025

All of the designers interviewed for this story like ceiling fixtures to be so unobtrusive that they almost disappear.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

But this undistinguished rectangle had only an unobtrusive, meaningless label on the door, annex.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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