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as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
an author with a knack for finding something of interest in the most prosaic details of suburban life
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as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life
my job at the TV station dealt with the much more prosaic business of cleaning the floors
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Recent Examples of prosaic
In the face of that chilling, prosaic nightmare, all Perkins can do is laugh.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Mazen al-Hamada’s relatives learned of his death in a more prosaic way: photographs from the military morgue circulated on social media.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Of course, what tech entrepreneurs deem progress doesn’t always align with more prosaic understandings of the collective good.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Sebastian Stan!), works well enough as a vigorous, prosaic, more-stand-alone-than-not adventure that balances shield-bashing, sky-zipping action with the elements of a gritty geopolitical thriller.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Mazen al-Hamada’s relatives learned of his death in a more prosaic way: photographs from the military morgue circulated on social media.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Of course, what tech entrepreneurs deem progress doesn’t always align with more prosaic understandings of the collective good.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Sebastian Stan!), works well enough as a vigorous, prosaic, more-stand-alone-than-not adventure that balances shield-bashing, sky-zipping action with the elements of a gritty geopolitical thriller.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosaic
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For most ordinary owners, there's always one area of the house that could use a little TLC.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The group were among around 7,000 people recently released from scam centers run by criminal gangs and warlords operating along Myanmar’s border with Thailand, where many are held against their will and forced to work conning ordinary people, including American citizens, out of their life savings.—
Teele Rebane,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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In fact, embracing AI helped me and my team discover new ways of working collaboratively, shifting our focus from mundane tasks to truly meaningful activities.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Traditional mayonnaise is a mundane miracle: a mixture of water and oil held together by the magic of an egg yolk (also known as lecithin, an emulsifier).—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, temperatures are expected to be five to 12 degrees below normal, Lund said.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Madison – the episode’s host – along with Sarah Sherman and Ego Nwodim played high school students texting each other some normal teenage gossip… until Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, played by Andrew Dismukes, randomly popped into the chat to update the chain about a pending military plan.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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Several key figures - see Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker - are now into the twilights of their respective careers and so Guardiola’s team have been unable to play its usual style of high-energy, high-intensity soccer.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The feature and editorial certainly wasn’t usual protocol for someone joining the revered British royal family.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Gaining insights into tariff talks would fall squarely within Beijing's typical spying domains, Gundert said.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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By the early 1960s, a typical Broadway season would field on average 60 or so shows.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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Direct trade models that are commonplace in the coffee industry are not so in the tea industry (albeit not unheard of), because of the way the majority of the latter operates through world market auctions and regional export/importers.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But for others, particularly younger Americans, this could be the season of life where receiving wedding invitations is commonplace, and the costs are adding up.—
Nerdwallet,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
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O’Leary cited data that of the Top 100 movies each year, the top 20 movies all had an average window exclusive to theaters of 49 days, compared to just 31 days for the bottom 80 films.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
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Household Finances Under Pressure: The resumption of student loan payments has already pushed millions into delinquency, with average credit scores expected to drop by 141 points (WSJ).—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Prosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosaic. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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