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Recent Examples of run-of-the-mill What at first appears to be a run-of-the-mill trauma drama about a family dealing with the eldest child’s anorexia nervosa gradually evolves into something odder and more original, even blackly comic, in Ungrateful Beings. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025 These aren’t your run-of-the-mill wimpy tints. Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 Yanai’s parents owned a run-of-the-mill men’s-clothing store. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 The mental and emotional strain this has is compounded by the very real need for survival extending beyond budgets, credit-building apps, and run-of-the-mill financial literacy content. Rahkim Sabree, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run-of-the-mill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-of-the-mill
Adjective
  • Second is its patience, which leads to some extremely effective scares as producer/writer/director/cinematographer/editor Oren Peli spins the tale of an ordinary suburban couple terrorized by an unseen entity.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • What separates them from ordinary companies isn’t better strategy.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Like a romping rhino, the Supersports skirted the limits of decent behavior with an urge to charge every now and again.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Browns ran with decent success at edge rusher K'Lavon Chaisson, a frequent target of opposing run games, even when Chaisson did not align at his usual right outside linebacker position.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • One commenter shared with OP that this behavior is normal and that kids can often switch their preference between parents.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Having never worked at a place that wasn’t a scam center, the more experienced among them came to see their jobs as normal.
    Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Overall, the sound quality is comparable to that of a basic Bluetooth speaker—more than satisfactory for an AIO PC.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
  • According to a poll conducted by the company, eight out of 10 users were happy with the experience, while another one in five described it as satisfactory.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The team's usual coach, JP MacCallum, took time off after his 10-year-old daughter, Selah, died of cancer, per Marchand's Instagram post.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Blank sailings have only gotten more prevalent as ocean carriers aimed to stop months of declines in freight rates after a softer-than-usual peak shipping season.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While most scented soaps do a mediocre job of masking food smells with harsh, cheap fragrances, Naomi’s scrub neutralizes offending odors with bread-yeast enzymes, then leaves behind subtle, but incredibly luxurious notes of bergamot, black pepper, sandalwood, and ginger.
    Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Blue Jays, on the other hand, have given their starting rotation a makeover in the postseason after getting mediocre results during the season.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Fans at the 1,860-capacity venue left their typical symphony attire hanging in their closets.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Burbank added that a typical zone 2 session lasts about 30 minutes, but can extend to 120 minutes depending on your training goals.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That cost-cutting measure, which is common in other long-running shows, continued for the drama's 2025-26 season.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Both areas had dinosaurs in common, such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Torosaurus.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.

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