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as in normal
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 ordinary
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
But a closer look reveals a place that is anything but run-of-the-mill.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
So what would Austen have thought of run-of-the-mill menstrual discomfort?
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
The flare fit also offers a bit more structure to these pants, unlike your run-of-the-mill linen pants, which usually puddle at the ankle.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Building the Leafs back up is going to be the hard part, the really hard part — not just into a run-of-the-mill playoff team but into a Stanley Cup contender once more.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
So what would Austen have thought of run-of-the-mill menstrual discomfort?
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
The flare fit also offers a bit more structure to these pants, unlike your run-of-the-mill linen pants, which usually puddle at the ankle.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Building the Leafs back up is going to be the hard part, the really hard part — not just into a run-of-the-mill playoff team but into a Stanley Cup contender once more.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-of-the-mill
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James turned forty-one at the end of that month, an age at which many people start to notice the normal degeneration of their tendons and joints.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The start of the day seemed very normal to me.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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These sometimes deceptively simple books are quietly powerful demonstrations that the stories of ordinary women are significant, worth telling, and also a pleasure to read.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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This is not your ordinary country band but rather a mix of indie rock sonics, folk songwriting and country sensibilities all wrapped up in one.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Zendaya first sparked wedding rumors last month when she was spotted with a gold band in place of her usual rock, though fans were unsure if the actor had simply turned her ring towards her palm or switched to a simpler ring to keep the real one safe.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are now embarked on their 40th anniversary tour, which should make their show here even more celebratory than usual.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Near triple-double for LaMelo Ball A little home cooking apparently served as decent fuel for LaMelo Ball.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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Trout said the Bobcat pitchers actually did a decent job of getting ahead in the count against the Warhawks.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Transportation Security Administration and local airport officials expect more than 32,000 passengers will fly out of Austin on Tuesday — thousands more than on a typical Tuesday.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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That was also fairly typical of the Italian team.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Hoiberg earned the coaches’ vote for Big Ten Coach of the Year, but the mediocre finish had some wondering whether Nebraska was playing over its head the first three months.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Third place in the mediocre Pacific Division?—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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This double-digit spread is orders of magnitude greater than the historical average spread of fewer than $5.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tiny Goliath Trounces an Even Tinier David<\/h2>
While the iPad will continue to help the average user get by with paying the bills or writing their next breakout sci-fi novel, while maybe even tweaking some family photos, the MacBook Neo’s superior processor does it all better.
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Safety, satisfactory customer service, and ensuring riders feel secure are best achieved by maintaining — and even increasing — staffing in transit systems.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Cavedon said the case centers on what happens if a person gives an answer that the officer doesn’t find satisfactory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Run-of-the-mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-of-the-mill. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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