1
as in usual
often observed or encountered
not content with the quotidian quarrels that other couples had, they had rows that shook the entire neighborhood
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2
as in daily
occurring, done, produced, or appearing every day
plagued by a quotidian coughing fit, the result of years of smoking
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Recent Examples of quotidian
Even daily quotidian choices like what to wear and what to eat can flex decision-making muscles.
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Theo Wolf, Contributor, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Jacobs-Jenkins arms the scene with some sharp punchlines — Claudine’s letters are hopelessly quotidian; one is about seeing Barbie — but never cuts truly deep with character insight.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
In his feature debut, Joel Alfonso Vargas looks to the side of New York—and the New Yorkers—in which cinema has distressingly little interest to carve a thriller of quotidian tension.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Among the quotidian settings, Haugerud and DOP Cecilie Semec intersperse striking shots of dance and (oddly enough but effectively) vertiginous stairways.
—Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
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Theo Wolf, Contributor, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Jacobs-Jenkins arms the scene with some sharp punchlines — Claudine’s letters are hopelessly quotidian; one is about seeing Barbie — but never cuts truly deep with character insight.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
In his feature debut, Joel Alfonso Vargas looks to the side of New York—and the New Yorkers—in which cinema has distressingly little interest to carve a thriller of quotidian tension.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Among the quotidian settings, Haugerud and DOP Cecilie Semec intersperse striking shots of dance and (oddly enough but effectively) vertiginous stairways.
—Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotidian
Adjective
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Jam-packed with his absurd self-aware humor, the finale deviates from the show’s usual slapstick raunch with a rare tender moment between Jesse and his equally crude siblings, Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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Shoppers are calling it an excellent value for the cost — which is even better than usual right now.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 May 2025
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The once notoriously secretive Ministry of State Security now commands a massive following on Chinese social media, with near-daily commentaries, short videos or even comic strips sounding the alarm about supposedly ubiquitous threats to the country.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Liberty Mutual has a ubiquitous presence on television, and Jenna Lebel, Liberty Mutual’s CMO for its U.S. retail markets, believes the high engagement of women’s sports fans will be incredibly beneficial for both sides.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2025
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VanDerveer doesn’t expect Stanford to be in the running for prospects demanding high seven-figure salaries, which has become commonplace in the SEC and Big Ten.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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By early evening, with the sun sinking and power still out for most of Spain and Portugal, camaraderie became commonplace.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
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This is perhaps a good quality, as that is a familiar feeling when attending a large event.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The looks on display were all too familiar, making the joke even that much funnier for its sense of radical honesty.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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Things get better and worse and better, happier and sadder and so on, as the couple travels through eight episodes of mostly ordinary drama — jealousy and insecurity, mopiness and mooniness, desolation and elation, miscommunication and reconciliation — on the way to maturity.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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The royal family joined the 1,800-strong congregation in a national two-minute silence to reflect on and remember the sacrifices and heroism of the armed forces and the stoicism of ordinary people during the war.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Importantly, each day of 7 Days to Gut Health focuses on a specific theme including nourishing the microbiome, reducing bloat naturally, regulating the nervous system through morning and evening rituals and debunking common gut health myths.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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All-Wheel Drive: surprisingly, not that common on competing electric vehicles, with the the exception of the new Cadillac Optiq and Subaru Solterra.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.—
Kara Nelson,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2024
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Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
25 Nov. 2020
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“Quotidian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotidian. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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