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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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
Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
Travelers who are looking for the ultimate escape should consider a spa break in the place where massage and meditation are almost commonplace.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
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
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Adjective
It’s become so commonplace among the right-wing social media and podcast set that prominent conservatives, like Rufo and Meghan McCain, are being forced to recognize the problem’s severity.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
Travelers who are looking for the ultimate escape should consider a spa break in the place where massage and meditation are almost commonplace.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
Neumann was a lifelong social democrat whose writings evince neither sympathy for Soviet communism nor any whiff of the fellow-traveling commonplace among radicals during the 1930s and 1940s.
—William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonplace
Adjective
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The bottom line: Volatility — though unnerving — is normal.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Are these normal things to think at this point in a serious relationship?—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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As most of you probably know, Arm is near ubiquitous in the automotive, mobile, High-Performance Computing (HPC), and Internet of Things markets.—
Marco Chiappetta,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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However, the billionaire’s use of spending cliches to justify the approach was tough to argue with.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Normally, that’s one of the most overused cliches in sports.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Gains realized on investments sold within a one-year holding period are classified as short-term capital gains, which are taxed at your ordinary income tax rate.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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What would push an ordinary person to these extraordinary circumstances?—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But this system had more impact than usual, experts said.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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So your kid is slightly more distracted than usual?—
Stephanie Ganz,
Parents,
18 Mar. 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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Tray Feeders Tray feeders are flat platforms with bird seed in them that typical hang from a hook or sit on your deck.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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That represents an 83 percent reduction in airbag crashes relative to typical human drivers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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On stage at Chicago Shakespeare’s Yard theater, the familiar iconography of the jukebox musical, a venerable Anglo-American genre, is being rehearsed.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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The president's order will direct McMahon to take all necessary steps permitted by law to dissolve department, according to the sources familiar.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Commonplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonplace. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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