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as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
just another run-of-the-mill suburb with its shopping malls and fast-food restaurants
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as in decent
of average to below average quality
his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist
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Recent Examples of run-of-the-mill
Many believe supplementing with this fat-soluble nutrient, present in only a few foods and well absorbed from the sun, is key to preventing your run-of-the-mill illness.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
The Cubs’ wild and unforgettable 13-11 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks was anything but your run-of-the-mill April game.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
The experiences Bono organizes are anything but run-of-the-mill.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The product comes with 12 vials of potent serum and cream that, as the price tag indicates, aren’t made with run-of-the-mill ingredients.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Garone, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
The Cubs’ wild and unforgettable 13-11 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks was anything but your run-of-the-mill April game.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
The experiences Bono organizes are anything but run-of-the-mill.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The product comes with 12 vials of potent serum and cream that, as the price tag indicates, aren’t made with run-of-the-mill ingredients.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-of-the-mill
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Things get better and worse and better, happier and sadder and so on, as the couple travels through eight episodes of mostly ordinary drama — jealousy and insecurity, mopiness and mooniness, desolation and elation, miscommunication and reconciliation — on the way to maturity.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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The royal family joined the 1,800-strong congregation in a national two-minute silence to reflect on and remember the sacrifices and heroism of the armed forces and the stoicism of ordinary people during the war.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Edwards landed a decent percentage of his strikes at 66 percent, but the pressure from Muhammad limited his attempts to just 71 significant strikes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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And even after the outings that are just decent, the Phillies can see it.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Telling investors what’s coming is a normal part of doing business.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Klotzbach said ocean temperatures are a bit warmer than normal in the Caribbean Sea and eastern subtropical Atlantic and a bit cooler than normal in the eastern tropical Atlantic.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The findings are available to the public at cdc.gov, with a score of 86 and above deemed satisfactory and anything under considered unsatisfactory.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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The player: Luis Ortiz Ortiz’s first three starts, respectively, could be classified as ugly, satisfactory and excellent.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Jam-packed with his absurd self-aware humor, the finale deviates from the show’s usual slapstick raunch with a rare tender moment between Jesse and his equally crude siblings, Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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Our usual supplier, China, has banned exports of REMs to the U.S.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The delay should also have a beneficial effect on EA, which has struggled in the stock market due to mediocre business in its EA Sports FC 25 game, the soccer title previously published with the FIFA name.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 May 2025
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If not, this big-screen gaming laptop has come to save you from mediocre gaming with its powerful GPU and heroic cape of RGB backlighting.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2025
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The house is typical of the modest cottages built in the area, with a front gable and adjacent porch over the main entry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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Your typical county bureaucrat probably won’t be remembered for his ability to don a sheep costume and sing a parody song to a room full of his colleagues.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Importantly, each day of 7 Days to Gut Health focuses on a specific theme including nourishing the microbiome, reducing bloat naturally, regulating the nervous system through morning and evening rituals and debunking common gut health myths.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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All-Wheel Drive: surprisingly, not that common on competing electric vehicles, with the the exception of the new Cadillac Optiq and Subaru Solterra.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Run-of-the-mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-of-the-mill. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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