1
as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
just a workaday guy living a workaday life
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2
as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life
workaday matters such as cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping
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as in casual
not designed to be worn only on special occasions
a workaday outfit that I could afford to get dirty
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Recent Examples of workaday
With the morning’s drama apparently coming to an end with the 0830 all clear, the campus returned to its normal workaday routine.
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Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
But for workaday journalists, the cost of a muted campaign is significant.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
Most of us are just workaday guys relying on a daily wage to support their families.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 24 Mar. 2020
The engineers here are the ones doing such workaday research, shaving weight off by the gram.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
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Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
But for workaday journalists, the cost of a muted campaign is significant.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
Most of us are just workaday guys relying on a daily wage to support their families.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 24 Mar. 2020
The engineers here are the ones doing such workaday research, shaving weight off by the gram.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workaday
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Biting cold temperatures will turn the ordinary bustle of life outdoors on a North Texas weekday largely inside on Monday as wind chills drop to as low as 10 below zero.—
Star-Telegram staff,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2026
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The government had enacted reforms that triggered a sudden spike in the prices of basic commodities and placed immense pressure on ordinary households.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last spring, my colleague Elaine Godfrey wrote about finding joy in mundane places.—
Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Product breadth is huge, some customer tasks may be highly technical, others mundane but requiring accuracy, and others still are more about look and feel.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The restaurant employs roughly 80 people and has long been known for its casual atmosphere and accessibility in a town increasingly defined by high-end shops and restaurants.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Marvel's first series for Disney+ proved to be a home run, for long-term MCU fans and casual viewers alike.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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Anger, relief, anxiety, numbness, shame—all of these are normal reactions.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Bus routes and train lines will run on a Sunday schedule as normal.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Cities, Utilities, And Civilian Resilience Municipalities such as the City of Ann Arbor are using mobile nanogrids not just for emergency response, but as part of their everyday resilience and community engagement strategy.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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In everyday life, objects behave differently.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Emerging new informal duty might be for therapists to inform their clients about the ups and downs of using AI for mental health guidance, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Days later, in Los Angeles, Home Depot parking lots—long informal hiring sites for day laborers—again became flashpoints for enforcement actions and community backlash.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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As usual, Coon thrives in ambiguity, layering a seemingly straightforward woman with depth.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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As a result, Musick elected to bench her usual rotation for much of the second half.—
Ethan Westerman,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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In other words, the typical beneficiary of tighter air quality standards is an elderly retiree, not a child or a working-age adult.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Zillow calculates the value of a typical home using the average middle third of home values (eliminating statistical anomalies at the high and low end).—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Workaday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workaday. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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