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as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
the once-powerful hurricane eventually abated into just a garden-variety tropical storm
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as in usual
often observed or encountered
the bakery's extravagant creations are not your garden-variety wedding cakes
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Recent Examples of garden-variety
But he’s not motivated by garden-variety vengeance.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Its capabilities and autonomy present a potent enterprise threat vector beyond the realm of garden-variety security concerns.
—Pieter Danhieux, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Burroughs is more the traditional garden-variety American hack judge.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
Here are the top stories from the Miami Herald about Alligator Alcatraz:
Shortly after President Donald Trump left the brand new detention facility to hold immigrants in the middle of the Everglades, a garden-variety South Florida summer rainstorm started.
—Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
Sending troops into a major American city on the flimsiest of pretexts, along with the usual clutch of garden-variety Trumpian offenses, certainly helped.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 21 June 2025
Brian Colbert ran on a parochial platform focused on garden-variety local issues.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Its capabilities and autonomy present a potent enterprise threat vector beyond the realm of garden-variety security concerns.
—Pieter Danhieux, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Burroughs is more the traditional garden-variety American hack judge.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
Here are the top stories from the Miami Herald about Alligator Alcatraz:
Shortly after President Donald Trump left the brand new detention facility to hold immigrants in the middle of the Everglades, a garden-variety South Florida summer rainstorm started.
—Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
Sending troops into a major American city on the flimsiest of pretexts, along with the usual clutch of garden-variety Trumpian offenses, certainly helped.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 21 June 2025
Brian Colbert ran on a parochial platform focused on garden-variety local issues.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garden-variety
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Magnesium is needed to transport potassium and calcium across cell membranes and maintain normal heart rhythms.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
16 Sep. 2025
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The weather when the sailor went missing were close to normal, according to Sky News Australia's Senior Meteorologist Rob Sharpe.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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For instance, if a wildfire—even if far away—coincides with weather systems blowing pollution into your region, AirNow’s email will recommend staying indoors more than usual.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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As such, there’s always been a thrill of danger to every fight, but the difference this time around is that the stakes are far higher than usual.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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That was followed by the Israeli-Gaza war, which to date has claimed the lives of around 64,000 Palestinians, including ordinary Gazans, according to the local health authority.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Joan and Luke had a love that was all fireworks and sexy dazzle; after Luke died, Joan married Larry, who was all ordinary-guy solidity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now, drones are ubiquitous on the front lines.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its floral and stripe prints have transcended fashion, and have become ubiquitous with Finland, ultimately becoming key symbols of the country's creative identity.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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In typical athlete origin story fashion, the first half of the Christy trailer depicts the unpolished, brunette Sweeney as real-life champion Christy Salters Martin slugging it out in practice, training on a beach, and hugging her supportive team.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Democrats have responded by condemning Kirk's assassination and all political violence, which has become increasingly common against members of both parties and individuals of all stripes.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Selling general partnership stakes to firms like Blue Owl or Petershill Partners has become common for elite private equity firms over the past decade, and several private equity giants are also publicly traded.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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That is, the group enables Hamas to be both arsonist and firefighter, enhancing its control and reach into the lives of average, everyday Palestinians in Gaza.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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When users search for flights on Google Flights, the search engine will say if the fares or lower, higher or average for that route.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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On the other side of the equation, the Chiefs’ receiving corps has looked eerily familiar.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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The inertia of familiar patterns keeps people locked into old routines.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Garden-variety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garden-variety. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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