1
as in usual
often observed or encountered
not content with the quotidian quarrels that other couples had, they had rows that shook the entire neighborhood
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2
as in daily
occurring, done, produced, or appearing every day
plagued by a quotidian coughing fit, the result of years of smoking
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Recent Examples of quotidian
Someone else would have written a story about an old woman, still alive after three earnest requests not to be, crying at the quotidian touch of her child’s child.
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Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Her quotidian life was lecturing at a college in Aberdeen, close to where she was born, and the travel and mountaineering a teacher’s schedule enables.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Even daily quotidian choices like what to wear and what to eat can flex decision-making muscles.
—Theo Wolf, Contributor, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Jacobs-Jenkins arms the scene with some sharp punchlines — Claudine’s letters are hopelessly quotidian; one is about seeing Barbie — but never cuts truly deep with character insight.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Her quotidian life was lecturing at a college in Aberdeen, close to where she was born, and the travel and mountaineering a teacher’s schedule enables.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Even daily quotidian choices like what to wear and what to eat can flex decision-making muscles.
—Theo Wolf, Contributor, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Jacobs-Jenkins arms the scene with some sharp punchlines — Claudine’s letters are hopelessly quotidian; one is about seeing Barbie — but never cuts truly deep with character insight.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotidian
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Of all Recall’s risks, the capture of secure comms and documents outside of their usual enclave is top of the list.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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No doubt this has had an impact on his play in the second major of the season, where his driving has been far from his usual quality.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Over the course of a month, half received a daily course of probiotics, while the other half received a placebo.2 The probiotics were a mixture of nine different bacterial strains included in the Ecologic Barrier mixture produced by Winclove Probiotics, a company based in the Netherlands.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
16 May 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Beyond the fact that using AI tools to write is generally frowned upon and considered to be unethical, AI writing has become so ubiquitous that using AI or modeling one’s work off of it is a surefire way to make your materials blend into a sea of other cookie-cutter essays.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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This is story about untangling the mysteries as to why something so ubiquitous – and seemingly endless – could be on the cusp of disappearing entirely.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
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Attacks like this are commonplace in today’s digital world, where efficiency-seeking employees can spin up new SaaS applications with push-button ease.—
Ofer Klein,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won February’s election, but failed to pick up enough seats to govern outright – an outcome that is commonplace in Germany’s diverse political environment.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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Some of this uncertainty is coming from familiar sources, and some from new developments.—
Amanda Tickel,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Coined by leading hair stylist and trend forecaster Tom Smith, the new style is the evolution of the familiar Italian bob.—
Dominic Cadogan,
Glamour,
18 May 2025
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Be Strategic with Equity Compensation When Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) vest, the value is treated as ordinary income and taxed immediately.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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So many aspects of this Holy Father are just so ordinary.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Key Takeaways Anxiety is common and can impact daily life.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
19 May 2025
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Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.—
Kara Nelson,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2024
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Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
25 Nov. 2020
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“Quotidian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotidian. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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