lowest common denominator
noun
2
: something of small intellectual content designed to appeal to a lowbrow audience
also
: such an audience
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Since then, the lyricist, like the journalist, is fighting for their life against the lowest common denominator spectacle.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
In high-velocity environments, the most reliable signal of future fluency is steady, visible curiosity that goes beyond the lowest common denominator.
—Shanna Apitz, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In grade school, we were taught to find the lowest common denominator in math class.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
But best practices are often just the lowest common denominator, a one-size-fits-all illusion of safety that gives us someone to blame when things go wrong.
—Denis Mandich, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
In high-velocity environments, the most reliable signal of future fluency is steady, visible curiosity that goes beyond the lowest common denominator.
—Shanna Apitz, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In grade school, we were taught to find the lowest common denominator in math class.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
But best practices are often just the lowest common denominator, a one-size-fits-all illusion of safety that gives us someone to blame when things go wrong.
—Denis Mandich, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lowest common denominator
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“Lowest common denominator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowest%20common%20denominator. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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