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Recent Examples of run-of-the-mill What might be a run-of-the-mill concern at 2 p.m. morphs into a caricatured version of itself at 2 a.m. that feels beyond impossible and unsolvable. Angela Haupt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025 But their wealth didn't come from run-of-the-mill business dealings. Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025 Using a hot celebrity and a pun to make a pair of run-of-the-mill jeans popular? Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025 Don't be fooled—this isn't your run-of-the-mill cheesecake. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run-of-the-mill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-of-the-mill
Adjective
  • Yet the player was able to use data to his own advantage to show that his behaviour in these fixtures was not out of the ordinary.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • If troops in our capital feel ordinary, then so do other abuses.
    Aron Solomon September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Before the hit, Ketler had a decent amount of muscle mass from his intensive training schedule and working in landscaping the summer before, which his doctors would later tell him probably saved his life.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Safety in school might mean a decent cafeteria lunch, or access to a nurse down the hall, or being treated with dignity regardless of one’s gender identity.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His work at the clinic earned him the Highest Pro Bono Distinction at graduation, which was awarded for working more than 150 extra pro bono hours above the normal course requirements of the clinic.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That is just 6% of normal rainfall for the month.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • On a scale of one to five, an average or satisfactory experience is a three.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Of those, six — including five children — are in satisfactory condition.
    NBC News, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • While the Irish Open was snubbed from this latest National Open status upgrade wave, the golf-mad nation’s key event remains a highlight on the DP World Tour calendar, with venues that as usual stir a bit of wanderlust among golf travelers.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In Colorado, the aspens should offer good viewing from September through mid-October, though dry conditions may cause leaves to drop a bit earlier than usual, according to AccuWeather.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Many will no longer accept mediocre or sub-par service.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • West Virginia finished the 2024 season with a mediocre 6-7 record in the Big 12.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • His analysis of Paqueta’s performances in the four games under scrutiny was that his fouls were simply typical of an attacking midfielder trying — not very successfully — to help his team defensively.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Temperatures will be slightly cooler over the fire today, with winds outside of thunderstorm gusts being typical diurnal winds.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Perhaps this summer’s most common complainants have been Aston Villa.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Eggs, fish and a healthy dose of vegetables are also common threads throughout the menu.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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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 10 Sep. 2025.

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