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Recent Examples of everywoman
Readers around the world have been enthralled by the story of Lorelei Lee, a tactical beauty with a desire to improve herself romantically, financially and socially, and Lorelei’s bestie and travel buddy, Dorothy Shaw, the everywoman along for the fun.
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Adriana Trigiani, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2026
Despite her years of acclaim and success, Kidman still feels like an everywoman, despite being anything but.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
Her Everywoman columns spoke to those, like her, who transitioned from stay-at-home mother roles to positions of leadership in business, the arts, the community.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Where these subjects converge — and how a simple Everywoman like Orsolya responds to them — is perhaps the film’s biggest question of all.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Adriana Trigiani, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2026
Despite her years of acclaim and success, Kidman still feels like an everywoman, despite being anything but.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
Her Everywoman columns spoke to those, like her, who transitioned from stay-at-home mother roles to positions of leadership in business, the arts, the community.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Where these subjects converge — and how a simple Everywoman like Orsolya responds to them — is perhaps the film’s biggest question of all.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for everywoman
Noun
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Sure, there’s the plain Jane staples, but Fat Patty also offers a variety of specialty burgers.—
Renee Umsted,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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Jane starts off literally like plain Jane, very sweet and wholesome.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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The song, now considered a protest anthem, is about a social revolution in which French proletarians stand against the ruling class — in this case, an oppressive monarchy.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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He’s been called a thief, a benefactor, a commoner, a lord, a killer and a hero.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Ultimately, Charles stripped his younger brother of all royal titles and privileges in October 2025, rendering him a commoner.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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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Instead of following his gut like some unenlightened pleb, Patrick trusts his spleen and his spleen alone.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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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
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In Jodie Foster’s satire-cum-thriller, George Clooney plays a Jim Cramer-ish TV finance guru whose bullish promotion of one stock has led desperate prole Jack O’Connell to lose his life savings, leading to a hostage standoff in the TV studio.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 56-year-old politician presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends spare time playing soccer or spinning 1990s tunes during DJ battles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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And then Hollywood’s everyman disappears, just another face in the crowd.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
Noun
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In reality, though, most workers don’t get to retire on their own terms.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Protests, backed by workers unions, farmers and supporters of former President Evo Morales, are demanding Paz resign.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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“Everywoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everywoman. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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