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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
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
Underneath, a few key upgrades set it apart from the garden-variety wagon.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 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
Teddy’s reasoning is a confusion of save-the-world alarmism, garden-variety derangement, unhealed trauma, and single-minded revenge.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
But Tatum is more than just your garden-variety charmer.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Faced with garden-variety brutal minutes rather than some of the toughest on record, Seider took a major step forward.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Robert Redford was not your garden-variety celebrity.
—Peter Biskind, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Underneath, a few key upgrades set it apart from the garden-variety wagon.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 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
Teddy’s reasoning is a confusion of save-the-world alarmism, garden-variety derangement, unhealed trauma, and single-minded revenge.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
But Tatum is more than just your garden-variety charmer.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Faced with garden-variety brutal minutes rather than some of the toughest on record, Seider took a major step forward.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Robert Redford was not your garden-variety celebrity.
—Peter Biskind, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garden-variety
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Above normal precipitation chances are also expected to continue into the second week of the month, according to the Climate Prediction Center.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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While some initial tingling is normal, rest assured that aloe vera, honey, and vitamin E soothe and add moisture back into the skin—great news for those whose skin errs on the drier side.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 Feb. 2026
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But as Israel closed checkpoints to the movement of people and goods on Saturday, gas stations saw longer-than-usual lines as residents filled spare canisters in case of supply disruptions.—
CLAUDIA CIOBANU,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Everyone’s hearts are closer to the surface than usual, so being tolerant of one another’s idiosyncrasies could be necessary to avoid strife.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Short-term capital gains — profits on assets held for a year or less — face ordinary income tax rates, which range from 10% to 37%.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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The film, now nominated for an Oscar, presents seemingly ordinary rooms that families have turned into sacred spaces, preserving them for years as a way to process grief.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Currently, some of Europe’s best basketball teams (including Turkey’s Fenerbahçe Beko and Greece’s Olympiacos Piraeus) aren’t connected to its largest media markets, dampening ubiquitous continental interest in the sport and lowering its television value.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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SUVs are ubiquitous, in other words, though few of them are memorable or truly great.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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And the median career length of a typical MLB player is just three years.—
Paul Bledsoe,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Living spaces From the ceilings to the floors, there are ample spaces for dirt to hide in common living spaces.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The report estimates that the average selling price of smartphones will rise 14% this year to an all-time high of $523, while manufacturers will no longer be able to make phones that cost less than $100.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The average price of new cars fluctuates in the span of a year, but in September, the average price of a new car surpassed $50,000—a record high, according to estimates by Kelley Blue Book.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Goodbye to the ‘iPad kid’ era Kids glued to their tablets have become a familiar sight at restaurants.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Love is familiar to audiences, after having acted in TV and movie projects since at least 2010.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Garden-variety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garden-variety. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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