1
as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
a commonplace occurrence
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2
as in ubiquitous
often observed or encountered
the large corporate mergers that have become commonplace
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3
as in cliche
used or heard so often as to be dull
a thriller that uses the commonplace plot twist of the evil twin
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as in cliché
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
the familiar summertime commonplace that "It's not the heat, it's the humidity"
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Recent Examples of commonplace
Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Record-breaking viewership, attendance and media deals became commonplace for women’s college basketball and the WNBA over the last two years.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
Mullins depicts the commonplace in a manner that allows reveries to sometimes seep in.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
Looking for more Kansas City history? From the beginning, cars and crashes have gone together--even on Cliff Drive
As the automobile become commonplace, TWA started to revolutionize air travel.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Record-breaking viewership, attendance and media deals became commonplace for women’s college basketball and the WNBA over the last two years.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
The practice of selling stadium naming rights has become a commonplace and potentially lucrative revenue stream for sports franchises.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
Mullins depicts the commonplace in a manner that allows reveries to sometimes seep in.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonplace
Adjective
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Instead, enter the address yourself, or use the normal method of clicking on your Google avatar in Gmail, for example.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Hornets were proactive in a normal way, unlike the Mavericks.—
J. Robbins, J. Edwards and D. Mayberry,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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About 40% of kids age 8-12 use social media, while usage by teens age 13-18 is nearly ubiquitous.—
Rich Lowry,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Maps are ubiquitous – on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over.—
Christine Leuenberger,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a locker room, cliches about teamwork and selflessness often fly around like the practice jerseys that are wadded up and tossed into massive piles atop rolling carts.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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Staying in 🎄 This year’s roster of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas movies includes an NFL partnership and films that poke fun at the genre’s cliches.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2024
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The Trump administration is pushing an aggressive policy agenda to improve the lives of ordinary American families.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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At Large follows two best friends, Bill and Joe, who are ordinary dads and electrical repairmen.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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And of course Taylor Swift was there as usual to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce.—
Jane Tyska,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Automakers typically design models for seven-year life cycles, at a usual cost of about $1 billion.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Tragedies can be examined by those outside of its sphere of destruction, but the groundswell of feeling from Mexican viewers and critics is that there was little or no care taken to understand the cultural grief beyond stereotyped spectacle.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Founded by artists who grew up in Maryvale, Salcido said the purpose of Labor is to be the bridge that shows the artistic capacity and potential of Maryvale because the neighborhood is too often stereotyped, underrepresented and ignored.—
David Ulloa Jr,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In Northern Virginia, home to tens of thousands of workers on the federal payroll and military service members, the typical town-hall meeting in the town of Leesburg attracts a few dozen people.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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What was typical of Tennessee was the chaos caused by the Lady Vols’ full-court pressure defense, specifically in a decisive third quarter in which Tennessee outscored UConn, 22-15 — the only quarter of the game the Lady Vols outscored the Huskies.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Work is underway to bridge funding gaps by pulling together pots of money in a way that will be all too familiar to indie filmmakers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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For now, utilities are likely planning to use some fossil fuels to meet short-term demand, because these facilities are more familiar and much quicker to integrate into the grid than renewable sources, Larsen told me.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Commonplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonplace. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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