pedestrian 1 of 2

as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest a TV detective show filled with pedestrian plots stolen from older and better series

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pedestrian

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noun

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Recent Examples of pedestrian
Adjective
Police said the pedestrian was intentionally hit, suffering non-life-threatening injuries, and was taken to a local hospital by the Oak Creek Fire Department. Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025 The vehicle must also earn a good or acceptable rating in the collision avoidance areas, like pedestrian front-crash prevention technology test for daytime and nighttime driving as well as its headlights on all trim levels. Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
Through his first three games this year, the seven-time All-Star and 2023 league MVP is averaging a thoroughly pedestrian 14.7 points on .324/.154/1.000 shooting splits. Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 Android 15’s second beta release has other notable additions today that didn’t make it to the relatively pedestrian first release. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 15 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for pedestrian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedestrian
Adjective
  • And producers are looking again for the serious, boring money with no strings attached.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The resulting larvae both look and act like screws, boring and twisting into the animal while feasting on its living flesh.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reddit users immediately felt stressed for the dog walker, and as of Wednesday, the post reached over 12,000 upvotes and 144 comments.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There is a fee of $4 for each walker.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • By presenting domestic routines with the same creativity and attention to detail as a fashion spread, Smith has shifted the cultural conversation, making intentional, slow living as aspirational as her ensembles themselves.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2025
  • In each of our benchmarks, the Swift Go 16's Intel Core Ultra 9 285H—the fastest chipset in Intel’s Core Ultra 2 lineup—led this pack against the laptops with the slower Core Ultra 7.
    Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In October, during Wisconsin’s month-long Mammoth Hike Challenge, visitors are challenged to hike 45 miles of the Ice Age Trail and visit three Ice Age Trail Communities (hiker friendly towns and villages) over the course of the month.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The helicopter team then hoisted the hiker and rescuers from the area and back to the trailhead, deputies said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The real star of this episode, however, was Gretchen Christine Beauté and her stupid Lara Croft outfit.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Without a strict hierarchy or single decision-maker, our process can sometimes be slow, messy, or even tiring.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The film is a mess, opaque in its argument and tiring in its effortful weirdness, and yet in its best moments has a hypnotic pull.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In the story, Raina is a young Bulgarian woman who must choose between her militant fiancé, Sergius, and the kind, war-weary soldier Bluntschli, who has sought out refuge in her bedroom.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Audience members and commissioners grew weary.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Boosting Serum is a lightweight, brightening formula designed to even tone and revive dull, tired skin.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The best clarifying shampoo can completely transform a lackluster shower routine, deep cleansing hair, exfoliating the scalp, and banishing excess oils and product buildup that leave strands flat, dull, or frizz-prone.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Pedestrian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedestrian. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.

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