1
as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
a commonplace occurrence
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2
as in ubiquitous
often observed or encountered
the large corporate mergers that have become commonplace
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as in cliche
used or heard so often as to be dull
a thriller that uses the commonplace plot twist of the evil twin
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as in cliché
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
the familiar summertime commonplace that "It's not the heat, it's the humidity"
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Recent Examples of commonplace
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
Words once too blue to publicly utter have become increasingly commonplace.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
Mullins depicts the commonplace in a manner that allows reveries to sometimes seep in.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
Following the war’s end and Lincoln’s assassination, however, efforts to unite his legacy with Washington’s became commonplace, to the point that people united celebrations of their birthdays as Presidents’ Day (which, however, remains Washington’s Birthday in the eyes of the federal government).
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
Words once too blue to publicly utter have become increasingly commonplace.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
The practice of selling stadium naming rights has become a commonplace and potentially lucrative revenue stream for sports franchises.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
Mullins depicts the commonplace in a manner that allows reveries to sometimes seep in.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonplace
Adjective
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Warm in the West By early next week most, locations west of the Mississippi River will also warm to much above normal, with temperatures as much as 10 to 25 degrees above average, the Weather Prediction Center said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry for comment via email outside normal business hours.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 25-year-old has been a welcome and ubiquitous presence for a certain kind of music fan for the past few years.—
Michael Tedder,
SPIN,
18 Feb. 2025
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The ultra-popular rock band Imagine Dragons might be among the most ubiquitous pop groups on the entire planet, and now their melodic art is headed off-planet to the moon for a first-ever musical broadcast back to Earth as part of the upcoming Intuitive Machines IM-2 moon lander mission.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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But my money’s on Baker, one of the world’s finest filmmakers who tells stories about characters Hollywood so often turns into cliches and leaves behind.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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All the cliches about how hard he’s worked in the weight room and on the football field … his work in the classroom is even more impressive, if not equally impressive.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The outage knocked out internet connectivity across much of Chile, according to internet watchdog NetBlocks, which reported national connectivity at 25% of ordinary levels.—
Gerardo Lemos,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the first three days of their stay, cortisol levels were found to be almost three times higher than that of an ordinary household dog.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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According to the January 29 data, cases of illness were reported in California, Illinois, Massachusetts,, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, In a break from its usual conduct, the CDC has failed to update its tracking webpages to include either outbreak.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Most will understand that politics as usual are not enough to address the country’s significant challenges.—
Ido Vock,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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Tragedies can be examined by those outside of its sphere of destruction, but the groundswell of feeling from Mexican viewers and critics is that there was little or no care taken to understand the cultural grief beyond stereotyped spectacle.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Founded by artists who grew up in Maryvale, Salcido said the purpose of Labor is to be the bridge that shows the artistic capacity and potential of Maryvale because the neighborhood is too often stereotyped, underrepresented and ignored.—
David Ulloa Jr,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Trial sites that cater to families – and understand women’s roles as the typical family caretaker – have thus seen higher retention than those that don’t.—
Eva Epker,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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While those early performances cemented his status as the typical dorky average-Joe teen, Hall evolved into a versatile actor who has played heroes, villains, and everything in between.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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Decisions made on who to sign or not sign will impact every team’s strategy ahead of the April 24-26 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wis. Throughout March and April, colleges will host pro days, an opportunity for prospects to showcase their skills in a familiar setting.—
RJ Kraft,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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With such an innovative and winning way through such familiar fare for her final full-length recording, Flack truly set us up to miss her all the more.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Commonplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonplace. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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