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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
Not everything Richards played was your garden-variety, risk-averse sideways pass.
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Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
But peppered in between the back-and-forth comments with garden-variety Internet trolls are criticisms of his onetime colleagues.
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Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Maybe this design is a percentage point or two more efficient than a garden-variety turbo-four.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Apr. 2026
All of which might be dismissed as garden-variety conspiracy, not to mention being beyond the organizational capacity of the Democratic Party.
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Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
This will not be your garden-variety sports labor dispute.
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Scott Ostler,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Mar. 2026
Sure, there are your garden-variety influencers with their performative prossecco and rental resortwear, but these guests don’t announce their net worth—because their wears do it for them.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
In a career spanning six decades, Weir was key to developing the Grateful Dead from garden-variety psychedelic rockers as the Warlocks to godfathers of the jam band genre.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2026
Some point to the usual suspects — the Illuminati, Bohemian Grove, garden-variety Satanists.
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Lane Brown,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
But peppered in between the back-and-forth comments with garden-variety Internet trolls are criticisms of his onetime colleagues.
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Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Maybe this design is a percentage point or two more efficient than a garden-variety turbo-four.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Apr. 2026
All of which might be dismissed as garden-variety conspiracy, not to mention being beyond the organizational capacity of the Democratic Party.
—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
This will not be your garden-variety sports labor dispute.
—
Scott Ostler,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Mar. 2026
Sure, there are your garden-variety influencers with their performative prossecco and rental resortwear, but these guests don’t announce their net worth—because their wears do it for them.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
In a career spanning six decades, Weir was key to developing the Grateful Dead from garden-variety psychedelic rockers as the Warlocks to godfathers of the jam band genre.
—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2026
Some point to the usual suspects — the Illuminati, Bohemian Grove, garden-variety Satanists.
—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garden-variety
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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People are being asked to have their trash and recycling at the curb at least one hour prior to their normal pickup time.
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This could include sniffing around more than usual or barking and growling at odd places like piles of leaves.
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Finally, a birthday that really deserves all the usual fireworks.
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Lander also backs an ultra-wealth tax on individuals worth over $1 billion, as well as the Equal Tax Act, which matches tax rates for capital gains and ordinary income over $1 million.
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In 2022 long-term acute care hospitals accounted for 56 percent of screening detections and ordinary acute care hospitals for 25; by 2024 the proportions had inverted, to 36 and 51.
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When World Cup season descends upon soccer-mad Brazil, green and yellow banners decorate restaurants, bars and apartment buildings, streets are painted with flags and soccer balls, and discussions of the beloved national team's games are ubiquitous.
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Already this year, the elusive-yet-ubiquitous producer is credited on Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE’s POMPEII // UTILITY, a song with Compton’s $amaad, and an ambient instrumental tape.
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Treatments start at $49, which is a bargain compared to typical pest control treatments that cost nearly three times that amount.
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The rules called for the combatants to square off with just eight paces between them — rather than the 20 or 30 paces typical of the time — and both men hit their targets.
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Room-service delivery robots are already common in hotels across many large Chinese cities.
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The most common cat colors are orange, black, cream or gray, but cats can come in unique hues, such as chocolate or lilac.
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Conditions will bring above-average temperatures to World Cup host cities such as Boston, Philadelphia and Kansas City, Missouri, all of which have open-air stadiums.
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Forty ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler, a number still significantly lower than the average daily crossings before the war with Iran started in February.
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Unlike scenic destinations that become part of a wedding backdrop, Walshe said Madison Square Garden presents the opposite challenge because designers would first have to erase the venue's familiar arena feel before creating something entirely new.
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From there, Florida's history followed the path more familiar to Americans, eventually becoming the 27th state in 1845.
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“Garden-variety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garden-variety. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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