as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
a quiet and unremarkable child
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Recent Examples of unremarkable
If three of your friends are about to be therapists, that seems kind of unremarkable.
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Annah Feinberg, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
The flagship store of one of Japan’s hottest stationery brands is unremarkable from the outside.
—Audrey Wan, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
For at least the last two decades, renewal notices in the Federal Register have been brief and unremarkable.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
The rest is decently crafted, but somewhat stiff and unremarkable.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unremarkable
Annah Feinberg, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
The flagship store of one of Japan’s hottest stationery brands is unremarkable from the outside.
—Audrey Wan, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
For at least the last two decades, renewal notices in the Federal Register have been brief and unremarkable.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
The rest is decently crafted, but somewhat stiff and unremarkable.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unremarkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unremarkable
Adjective
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Calls to the ships’ operators outside normal working hours either weren’t answered or weren’t immediately returned.—
Julian Lee,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sanoja has primarily played third base this season, with seven of his nine starts coming there, but his last two starts came in center field on Thursday (to give normal starter Jakob Marsee his first day off from the field) and left field on Friday.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Trump implicitly understands that chutzpah is necessary to transcend ordinary constraints and achieve heroic, even mythic stature.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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In the end, the defeat of Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s autocratic prime minister, required not just an ordinary election campaign or new messaging but rather the construction of a broad, diverse, and patriotic grassroots social movement.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Gunther's Ice Cream remained open as usual on Saturday following a fire that happened just outside the Sacramento staple.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Many of you might be more involved than usual with a parent.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Monday's highs are only in the 50s, and frost or freeze advisories are possible by Tuesday morning with lows in the mid-30s, which is the average low in early December.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The average Social Security retirement benefit in 2026 is just $2,071 per month.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Florida didn't want to pay any homage to Quick during the game, so as not to disrupt the goalie's typical routines.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The proliferation of letters in the New Testament is also typical of second-century literary activity; letters written as rhetorical models, using the epistolary form as an intimate vehicle for argument, are everywhere in the later period.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Although today’s audiences might be more desensitized to such gruesome scenes thanks to hyperrealistic special effects in modern horror movies, and the commonplace spread of graphic clips online, audiences of the ‘80s were reportedly traumatized and scandalized.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Standardized testing became commonplace in the latter half of the 20th century as a way to hold schools accountable for education outcomes and to create transparency for parents.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Unremarkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unremarkable. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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