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Recent Examples of prosaic On more prosaic fronts, too, the film is patchy, with multiple subplots drifting erratically in and out of view, and an uneven quartet of central performances. Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025 Recognizing that more prosaic reality — while looking to at least buy his way towards his daughter’s good graces — our poet soon accepts a teaching gig at a local high-school. Ben Croll, IndieWire, 19 May 2025 Despite the high stakes on defense, more prosaic concerns, including fishing rights and a plan for youth travel between countries, have remained painful sticking points for negotiators. Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 18 May 2025 Turns out there might be a more prosaic answer: Clint Eastwood’s 1979 classic Escape From Alcatraz was shown on a South Florida PBS station the night before. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for prosaic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosaic
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Even their most mundane activities, to Domoslay-Paul, were enchanting.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
  • The play’s about choices, both mundane and gripping, and where those choices have taken the title character over her lifetime with children and three husbands.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • This means that some particles will decay in the normal world while their counterparts in the mirror would not.
    Zack Savitsky, Wired News, 22 June 2025
  • The Mid-Atlantic has a 40% to 50% chance to experience above average temperatures, while states in the northeast have a 50% to 60% chance of above normal temperatures, according to NOAA’s outlook.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is an excellent day for business and commercial ventures, because your objectives and goals are clearer to you than usual.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
  • Lawmakers’ home addresses have already been removed from the Minnesota Legislature’s website, and the Capitol saw a larger security presence than usual this week.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • This training teaches us to be present in the midst of the chaos of a typical day.
    Janice Marturano, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Cross-promotional deals and product tie-ins have become commonplace in the past two decades, and gotten mainstream recognition for movies like Barbie and Wicked.
    Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Over the past few decades, such affective polarization in the U.S. has become commonplace.
    James L. Gibson, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Yellowstone park rangers logged dozens of injuries each year — nearly 50 on average.
    Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025

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“Prosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosaic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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