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as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
an author with a knack for finding something of interest in the most prosaic details of suburban life
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as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life
my job at the TV station dealt with the much more prosaic business of cleaning the floors
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Recent Examples of prosaic
Threading throughout the annual scientific conference of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is attention to the impact of more prosaic use of words.
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Clara Germani, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
Such shots reproduce García Márquez’s knack for wedding the ordinary to the extraordinary, and turning prosaic developments into enduring fables.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Much as White had on his farm, Stan grows beyond the limiting confines of the consciousness of the townspeople, transcending the prosaic nature of the reality around him.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
More prosaic solutions to the puzzle have also been floated over the years.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
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Clara Germani, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
Such shots reproduce García Márquez’s knack for wedding the ordinary to the extraordinary, and turning prosaic developments into enduring fables.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Much as White had on his farm, Stan grows beyond the limiting confines of the consciousness of the townspeople, transcending the prosaic nature of the reality around him.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
More prosaic solutions to the puzzle have also been floated over the years.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosaic
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors For anyone seeking a sophisticated escape from the ordinary, Las Vegas is about to offer a new level of daytime luxury.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Inside the Crypto Ball were some of the leaders of the platforms allowing ordinary investors to buy into Trump's newest project.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Beyond a point, the story is all implication by way of mundane suggestion, rather than chilling possibility.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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But as fires continue to ravage the area, the blazes also reflect—and exacerbate—the disparities embedded in the most mundane tenets of L.A. life.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The morning low temperatures may drop below freezing as far south as Houston, New Orleans and Tallahassee, Fla., on Monday and Tuesday mornings — between 20 and 30 degrees below normal for this time of year, Taylor said.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, temperatures in swaths of the US are expected to drop this weekend and could be almost 30 degrees below normal by Monday for millions.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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All Billboard charts dated Jan. 25 will update on Billboard.com on Wednesday, Jan. 22, a day later than usual due to the Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the U.S.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025
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The shop has worked its usual magic on the mill, upping output to 625 hp and 627 ft lbs of torque.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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On a typical day, when relaxing, Elizabeth can sit at her chabudai (a low Japanese tea table), look out her circle window and enjoy the seasons.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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The region added nearly 20,000 new apartments last year, about double the typical pace seen in recent years.—
Aldo Svaldi,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
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This might seem commonplace now—Wanda Sykes and Drew Barrymore have both done this—but in the 1990s, this was unusual, so Alex tries to pass it off as a heart attack.—
Jennifer Vineyard,
Flow Space,
24 Jan. 2025
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But all of that risks coming at the cost of further warming the planet, which environmental scientists believe contributes to hurricanes, wildfires, and many of the other natural disasters that have become increasingly commonplace in recent years.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2025
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Temperatures in South Lake Tahoe will be below average, with the high likely staying below freezing and lows dropping to the teens to low 20s, according to the forecast.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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On average, the fortunes of the richest 10 billionaires — eight of whom live in the U.S. — grew by $100 million a day in 2024.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Prosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosaic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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