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Recent Examples of commoner
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party contends that opening royal status to commoners is just one step down a path that will ultimately lead to the abandonment of patrilineal legitimacy, ultimately discarding the sacred Y chromosome.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Isotopes in the bones of people buried there show that the city attracted people from far and wide, both commoners and elites.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
The morning ceremony marked the first time a king's daughter had married a commoner in 400 years.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 6 May 2025
The former princess, who is Emperor Naruhito's niece, left Japan's royal family and gave up her royal status in order to marry Komuro — who is a commoner — in 2021.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 2 June 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Isotopes in the bones of people buried there show that the city attracted people from far and wide, both commoners and elites.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
The morning ceremony marked the first time a king's daughter had married a commoner in 400 years.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 6 May 2025
The former princess, who is Emperor Naruhito's niece, left Japan's royal family and gave up her royal status in order to marry Komuro — who is a commoner — in 2021.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commoner
Noun
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So much for plebeians like myself, who tended to plants at a local nursery for minimum wage at 17.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Occasionally, like tonight, a chiseled pleb or square-jawed gym owner will pass muster, taking her to some exclusive club in Tribeca.—
Seija Rankin,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2021
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But because these monsters have yet to develop any fungal armor, runners are susceptible to gunshots, knives, and any other weaponry that would take out your average pleb.—
Lauren Puckett-Pope,
ELLE,
20 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Fundamentally, the proletarian forfeits not so much income as individual freedom and the sovereignty of his or her class.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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On the one hand, the proletarian contributes every bit of on-the-clock activity to the value of the resulting commodity.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nathan Fillion straddles the line between everyman and hunk — and he’s built a career out of it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Wendt played the lovable everyman and beer-guzzling barfly Norm Peterson across all 11 seasons of the NBC sitcom, from 1982-1993.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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“Commoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commoner. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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