1
as in prevalence
the fact or state of happening often
tardiness of as much commonness as the rising of the sun
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2
as in lowness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
the socialites were appalled by the newcomer's commonness
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Recent Examples of commonness
At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.
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Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
The biggest enemy of scientific progress isn’t groupthink at all, despite the commonness of this accusation.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
The biggest enemy of scientific progress isn’t groupthink at all, despite the commonness of this accusation.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonness
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Balzano blamed the growing prevalence of lithium-ion batteries in consumer products for an increase in fires at recycling facilities nationwide.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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One of the biggest reasons for the drop in overdose deaths is the prevalence of xylazine and medetomidine replacing high doses of fentanyl in Florida’s drug supply, Santamour said.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Noun
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That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
4 Feb. 2026
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Using hardware mounted to the ceilings of brick-and-mortar stores, Radar’s technology can read any radio-frequency identification, or RFID, tag with 99% accuracy, the company said.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Cue optical communication, also referred to as laser communication, which uses infrared light frequencies on the EM spectrum.—
Margherita Bassi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Noun
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What was His message in turning over the tables, besides showing His rudeness?—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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But if there truly is an epidemic of canine defecation in your area, then the solution is not to turn up the rudeness volume, but to appeal to a system or organization that addresses public health or the care of public spaces.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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If an exclamation point only signified gore and grossness, this gothic rock opera would more than qualify.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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That means that one in every 17 miles of Idaho roads studied scored poor on the roughness index.—
Rose Evans
May 11,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2026
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With just the right amount of roughness, the ocean is the perfect place for littles ones to exert their boundless energy.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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In addition, prosecutors say swastikas, antisemitic slogans and vulgarity were spray-painted on pillars underneath M-53 and Canal, a brick wall near a business and an electrical box at a second business.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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His vulgarity, insults and threats do not make America great.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Commonness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonness. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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