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as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
an author with a knack for finding something of interest in the most prosaic details of suburban life
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as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life
my job at the TV station dealt with the much more prosaic business of cleaning the floors
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Recent Examples of prosaic
But the race has turned into a proxy for a more prosaic question: Can a Republican defy Trump in this day and age and still expect to win?
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
But the truth was a little more prosaic.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Chicken rice is a serious business in East and Southeast Asia, and the recipe at this prosaic storefront has a lineage that goes back to the celebrated version introduced in the 1970s at Chatterbox in Singapore.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.
—Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
But the truth was a little more prosaic.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Chicken rice is a serious business in East and Southeast Asia, and the recipe at this prosaic storefront has a lineage that goes back to the celebrated version introduced in the 1970s at Chatterbox in Singapore.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.
—Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosaic
Adjective
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Trump has effectively cast journalists as a separate special-interest group—apart from ordinary American citizens.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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For ordinary consumer debts, a debt collector almost always needs a court judgment before garnishing anything.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Decades later, that mundane trip provided the missing link to break China’s monopoly on the global electric vehicle supply chain.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The action shifts to New York for just one extended sequence, set in a bar, where Tommy and Jeff reunite to discuss their more mundane lives in the months since their day in Brigadoon.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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My vet rechecked it a week later, and her potassium is now normal, but her phosphorous is too high.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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But at the State meet, officials alternated between sticking to the normal race schedule and running the 2 mile early in the meet and the mile later as had been the case in 1974 at the State meet in Bakersfield.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Green Bay has to hope the NFL shows its usual apathy and Jacobs gets off before ending up in Kansas City.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Despite throwing his four-seam fastball 1 mph faster than usual, the pitch resulted in a strike 76% of the time.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The piña colada at the beachside bar and grill Coccoloba is a standout, but the real surprise lies in the creative drinks beyond the typical beachside cocktails.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The lightweight fabric and billowy, tiered silhouette of this dress keep it comfortable on summer days, and the square neckline gives you a little more coverage than a typical slip dress.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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While statistics suggest that Bass has made headway on homelessness, makeshift encampments and rows of rusting RVs remain commonplace across the city.—
MIchael R. Blood,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Or visits from high-profile teams like the Yankees and MVPs like Judge — or Shohei Ohtani, whose Los Angeles Dodgers come to Sacramento at the end of June — will become commonplace, with 81 regular season home games a year on the shore of the Sacramento River.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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The organization calculated the average tuition and financial aid assistance at schools around the nation, then report the median of those averages.—
Chase Jordan
June 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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According to the website Extreme Weather Watch, here is the average high and low temperature in Kansas City on the dates of the six matches scheduled here.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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“Prosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosaic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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