as in worker
an average or ordinary man
despite his superstar status, in his movies the actor is able to play the role of an everyman quite convincingly
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Recent Examples of everyman
Our everyman is Ben Reilly — played by the incomparable Nicolas Cage, making his live-action television debut — a private investigator who moonlights as the city’s only superhero, the Spider.
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Tracy Brown,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
Yet the very-not-everyman golfers are always within an arm’s length, milling about the grounds like weekend duffers.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
Our everyman is Ben Reilly — played by the incomparable Nicolas Cage, making his live-action television debut — a private investigator who moonlights as the city’s only superhero, the Spider.
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Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
There’s Lewis Pullman, continuing to work his own dad’s charming everyman appeal.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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Tracy Brown,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
Yet the very-not-everyman golfers are always within an arm’s length, milling about the grounds like weekend duffers.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
Our everyman is Ben Reilly — played by the incomparable Nicolas Cage, making his live-action television debut — a private investigator who moonlights as the city’s only superhero, the Spider.
—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
There’s Lewis Pullman, continuing to work his own dad’s charming everyman appeal.
—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for everyman
Noun
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If a co-worker asks for help, set a clear window so your schedule stays protected.
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One of the options presented must be placing a premium on companies with at least 250 employees, who don’t offer health coverage, to offset the cost to taxpayers for having their workers enrolled in Medi-Cal, according to the deal.
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Peacock says to her knowledge, Pumphrey is the oldest John Doe ever identified with genetic genealogy.
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Most of the tour’s SoCal appearances have had two opening acts, Lucinda Williams and the John Doe Folk Trio, and there are no skips in that triple-bill.
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Under secret balloting, someone might say, hey, here is $5 to vote for Joe Blow, but the voter could take the money and go into the curtained voting booth and vote for Bill Smith.
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For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882.
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Filipino laborers came to Mexico via colonialism, and adapted and adopted champoy with spices and chilies from Mexico to become chamoy.
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Rich leather straps, an edgy lug sole, metal logos, and a grippy outsole come together in this chunky platform shoe.
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High-traction lug outsoles effortlessly traverse muddy terrain, too.
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“Everyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everyman. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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