as in worker
an average or ordinary man
despite his superstar status, in his movies the actor is able to play the role of an everyman quite convincingly
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Recent Examples of everyman
The controversial 1974 cult classic Death Wish was a milestone film in the vigilante justice genre that lives on everywhere today, from Batman films to John Wick, feeding audiences’ insatiable appetite for the everyman pushed to the brink who finally takes matters into his own hands.
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
The straight-up revenge-o-matic nature of the plot, though true to the book, was somewhat predictably amped up for Arnie’s fanbase, but the best parts of Wright’s version are more subtle than that and play to Powell’s strengths as a vulnerable everyman.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
O’Neill was an everyman, never forgetting his middle-class roots.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
His oysterman image is an important part of building his identity as an everyman working an honest job, a friend to the middle class.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
The straight-up revenge-o-matic nature of the plot, though true to the book, was somewhat predictably amped up for Arnie’s fanbase, but the best parts of Wright’s version are more subtle than that and play to Powell’s strengths as a vulnerable everyman.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
O’Neill was an everyman, never forgetting his middle-class roots.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
His oysterman image is an important part of building his identity as an everyman working an honest job, a friend to the middle class.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for everyman
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Much like the demonstrations two decades ago, organizers on Friday also called for a general boycott — no school, no work, no shopping — in an effort to demand that the country put workers above billionaires by taxing the rich.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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On Friday afternoon, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 57-year-old worker as Thomas Darcy, a Schaumburg resident.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Two newer plaintiffs, identified as Jane Doe 5 and John Doe 1, joined the case in November 2025.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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An alleged altercation in April 2024 involving Ye and a man — identified in court documents as John Doe — is at the core of the complaint.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Under secret balloting, someone might say, hey, here is $5 to vote for Joe Blow, but the voter could take the money and go into the curtained voting booth and vote for Bill Smith.—
Jay Ambrose,
Star Tribune,
10 Aug. 2020
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Westerners, Arabs and Indians dominate business and finance, while laborers from poor countries in Asia and Africa toil for long hours in scorching temperatures at oil facilities and construction sites — often with few protections.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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The idea goes back decades, to when Zadikian was working in Iran with art dealer Tony Shafrazi and became fixated on the way laborers stacked clay bricks, repeating the same gesture over and over until something larger took shape.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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This is a fantastic shoe to stomp around town in, thanks to its thick rubber lug sole.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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There are two tire changers, front side and rear side, who use air wrenches to loosen the single lug nut on the old tires and tighten the lug on the new tires.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Everyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everyman. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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