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Lackluster/phoned-in: synonyms?

Hello:
Is "phoned-in" a valid synonym for "lackluster" and why?

I find it in:

LACKLUSTER adj.
draggy, blah, dull as dishwater, vanilla, flat, flat as a pancake, whitebread, pablum, zero, phoned-in, laid-back. See INSIPID. E. & A. Lewin, The Thesaurus of Slang, 1994

BTW, I understand why the others might be used as synonyms for "lackluster". Just couldn't find "phoned-in" listed in any dictionary with a similar meaning.
Thank you in advance.
Marius Hancu
  

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[nq:1]Hello: Is "phoned-in" a valid synonym for "lackluster" and why? I find it in: LACKLUSTER adj. draggy, blah, dull ...

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  • [nq:1]Hello: Is "phoned-in" a valid synonym for "lackluster" and why?
  • I find it in: LACKLUSTER adj.
  • draggy, blah, dull ...
  • others might be used as synonyms for "lackluster".
  • " To "phone it in" is to perform with little or no effort or enthusiasm.
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[nq:1]Hello: Is "phoned-in" a valid synonym for "lackluster" and why? I find it in: LACKLUSTER adj. draggy, blah, dull ... others might be used as synonyms for "lackluster". Just couldn't find "phoned-in" listed in any dictionary with a similar meaning.[/nq]
I ran the phrase through onelook.com and was surprised to find no listing for the sense in which it is a synonym for "lackluster." To "ph
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