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
Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Dan O'Brien, a senior analyst at the climate policy think tank Energy Innovation, said individual cases of firms reneging on their renewables investments were becoming commonplace.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Tour ’74 was Dylan’s first-ever arena tour—a rock commonplace by 1974 that had not even been imaginable in 1966.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Disneyland pioneered new technologies, such as audio-animatronics and advanced ride systems, that are now commonplace in theme parks.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Dan O'Brien, a senior analyst at the climate policy think tank Energy Innovation, said individual cases of firms reneging on their renewables investments were becoming commonplace.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Noun
Putting them all together in one attack exploit, however, is far from commonplace.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Tour ’74 was Dylan’s first-ever arena tour—a rock commonplace by 1974 that had not even been imaginable in 1966.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonplace
Adjective
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As volatility becomes the new normal, many leaders feel compelled to act faster, control more or push harder.—
Gamini Hewawasam,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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The results are limited to changes in normal brain aging, not Alzheimer's disease.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
28 July 2025
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After a long career of wear-and-tear where Hogan was ubiquitous as the face of WWE and pro wrestling, surgeries became the norm for the former six-time WWE champion.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Magnetic reconnection is ubiquitous throughout the Universe, and the same physical processes produce solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the Sun.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Bana embodies Kyle’s suffocating cliches with endearing commitment, his gravelly voice, gentle countenance, and steadfast capability combining to form a recognizable portrait of pride and suffering.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 July 2025
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And in a twist on the typical movie cliches, guess who plays the ditzy character this time?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Welcome back to Elmore, where the laws of reality are a joke, and family life is anything but ordinary.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
31 July 2025
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Netflix's The Sandman has love stories that are tangled, tragic and anything but ordinary — a stark contrast to the cast's real-life romances.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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The Ortiz investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by the right-hander that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and against St. Louis on June 27.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Roeck’s Renaissance begins in the twelfth century—the high Middle Ages, in our usual accounting—and carries the story through the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation, and the Baroque.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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On a recent Friday morning, a group of half a dozen neighbors and business owners in Fountain Square gathered near Leonard Street, looking prepared for a typical neighborhood cleanup.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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Table 1 below shows the typical rally legs within a bull market are around 11% with the average a bit higher at 14%.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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That’s especially true in the playoffs, as individual experience and minutes on the floor with familiar pieces are natural catalysts for team success.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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While these are all individual cases, experiencing a down period after such a high is a familiar scenario among elite sportspeople.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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“Commonplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonplace. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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