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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
Sending troops into a major American city on the flimsiest of pretexts, along with the usual clutch of garden-variety Trumpian offenses, certainly helped.
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George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 21 June 2025
But, outside of garden-variety speculation, nobody knows anything.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Brian Colbert ran on a parochial platform focused on garden-variety local issues.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
In a free insurance market, a garden-variety health plan would be a price taker in the market for prescription drugs.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Brief eye contact and about a dozen words are all Abel and the enigmatic Anima (Jenna Ortega) need to establish a connection closer than garden-variety groupie-ism.
—Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
For Level 2 systems, minor property damage incidents—including door dings, curb kisses and garden-variety fender benders—will now generally be excluded from reporting requirements.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 2 May 2025
But there’s something in the performance that suggests more than another garden-variety monster.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Its high-quality paper should be safe in a garden-variety recession.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 21 June 2025
But, outside of garden-variety speculation, nobody knows anything.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Brian Colbert ran on a parochial platform focused on garden-variety local issues.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
In a free insurance market, a garden-variety health plan would be a price taker in the market for prescription drugs.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Brief eye contact and about a dozen words are all Abel and the enigmatic Anima (Jenna Ortega) need to establish a connection closer than garden-variety groupie-ism.
—Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
For Level 2 systems, minor property damage incidents—including door dings, curb kisses and garden-variety fender benders—will now generally be excluded from reporting requirements.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 2 May 2025
But there’s something in the performance that suggests more than another garden-variety monster.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Its high-quality paper should be safe in a garden-variety recession.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garden-variety
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Deloitte’s Global Resilience Report, based on surveys of over 2,000 CEOs and 6,000 executives, found that 62% view ongoing disruption as the new normal.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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If the war in Ukraine is to be contained and ultimately resolved, Europe will have to make clear to Beijing that normal commercial relations cannot coexist with China’s support for a war against the European security order.—
Michael Carpenter,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2025
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Both are now visible to the naked eye to observers in the Southern Hemisphere and are currently shining millions of times brighter than usual.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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House Republicans were hit After the most contentious legislative session in DeSantis’ history, state lawmakers were bracing for the governor to use more ink than usual with the veto pen.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Her exercises, lifted from decades of performance scores, are designed to turn ordinary acts into meditative rituals.—
Ellen O'Connell Whittet
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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Unlike ordinary memory supplements, Neuriva Memory 3D has clinically tested ingredients to support three dimensions of memory: short-term, long-term and working.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Beyond these ubiquitous technologies, the quieter rise of connected devices unfolded.—
Thomas Ryd,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Though the United States' EV adoption process may be sluggish compared to other countries, electric vehicles have become ubiquitous in some of the largest cities in America like Los Angeles and San Francisco.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Though on the surface the blazing, barking vocals and triple-time speed of the track are seemingly at odds with the Foos’ typical mix of pop hooks and radio-friendly rock, the cover makes perfect sense given Grohl’s punk rock pedigree.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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Temperatures will be around 87 degrees, which is typical for this time of year in the metro.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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Orlando’s partnerships demonstrate what becomes possible when diverse organizations unite around a common purpose.—
Andry Sweet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Lifeguard services were once part of Imperial Beach’s fire department, a structure that is common in some cities.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The ground in south Florida has been, on average, 81.8 per cent full during its six games hosted so far.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Consider that for the average university lab, the indirect costs alone—including office support, computing, compliance, instruments, space and administrative support—average $8 million annually, and that's a conservative estimate.—
Siamak Baharloo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The whole first half of the season saw Hamilton struggle to adapt to the Italian race car, and Silverstone was another chapter in a familiar story.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Managers saw themselves as solving the equivalent of familiar jigsaw puzzles.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Garden-variety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garden-variety. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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