1
as in prevalence
the fact or state of happening often
tardiness of as much commonness as the rising of the sun
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2
as in lowness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
the socialites were appalled by the newcomer's commonness
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Recent Examples of commonness
At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.
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Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
The biggest enemy of scientific progress isn’t groupthink at all, despite the commonness of this accusation.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
The biggest enemy of scientific progress isn’t groupthink at all, despite the commonness of this accusation.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonness
Noun
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Retail traders' role Part of the selloff can also be explained by the prevalence of small investors in Korea.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Those aged 18–34 experienced the fastest rise in CHS prevalence, with young adults, Hispanic individuals, Black individuals, and males having the overall highest 10-year prevalence.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In a recent article for the People’s Daily, Duan, a professor at Xidian University, suggested that the high-frequency microwave beams used to transmit electricity could be redirected.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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State lawmakers recently introduced measures aimed at curbing the ease and frequency of which investors can buy California homes, including one measure that would limit tax loopholes that large corporations and investment firms often use to buy single-family homes.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the recipient of Gentle Readers’ mail, Miss Manners is all too aware of the deluge of rudeness in the modern world.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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But only those who had been woken up without warning with a degree of rudeness would remember this night when their own time came.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If an exclamation point only signified gore and grossness, this gothic rock opera would more than qualify.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The characters’ propensity for ugly faces, silliness and a bit of grossness too, stems from the portrayals of girlhood and young womanhood that appeal to them.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Taking inspiration from observing the rawness of Ma Tei’s Temple Street, the collectionmerges haute couture tailoring with the roughness of grassroots life.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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It is hoped that political ad campaigns would aim to lessen the meanness and divisiveness and vulgarity that have damaged our democracy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Former President Richard Nixon proved himself no slouch in the vulgarity department after reaching the White House in 1969.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Commonness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonness. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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