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Recent Examples of run-of-the-mine The longest shots made with the .270 were on red lechwe, a swamp-dwelling antelope about as heavy as a run-of-the-mine mule deer. Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-of-the-mine
Adjective
  • In a medium bowl, combine honey, soy sauce and teriyaki sauce and stir into skillet.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While the chicken cooks, adjust the heat of the skillet with the chicken drippings to medium-low.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Seventy-nine percent said cash and gift cards are more acceptable today than in the past.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This behavior is legally acceptable in some towns and unclear or forbidden in others.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The commission tabled the item to provide more time for Experience Fayetteville staff to evaluate the worth of the property, the house's annual expenses, a reasonable market-rate rent range and the total cost of repairs to the property paid for by Experience Fayetteville.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The federal law requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This fungus, usually seen as an ordinary decomposer, shows a remarkable ability to grow into hydrogels, the materials that hold water and mimic the softness of human tissue.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • An intimate portrait of love and exhaustion that finds the comic edge in ordinary chaos.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In the snapshots below, common UPF ingredients are easy to spot in a range of popular foods.
    Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The most common mistake is planting them too deeply, which results in mostly foliage growth and no flowers.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • He is seen as a younger, more moderate voice – having vowed to clean up politics, initiate discussions on constitutional reform and allow married couples to use separate surnames, something currently banned under law.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • More broadly, the company’s margins are likely to improve as tariff tailwinds from last April moderate, according to Wells Fargo.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Run-of-the-mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-of-the-mine. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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