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causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
a TV detective show filled with pedestrian plots stolen from older and better series
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Recent Examples of pedestrian
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Officers arrived and found the injured pedestrian who had suffered life-threatening injuries.
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Alex Kirschenbaum,
Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2024
Android 15’s second beta release has other notable additions today that didn’t make it to the relatively pedestrian first release.
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Umar Shakir,
The Verge,
15 May 2024
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Noun
Speaking of which is the broader point of connectivity, including the prospect of the pedestrian bridge across Front Street from the would-be multi-level parking garage into the heart of Current Landing.
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Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Officers arrived and found the injured pedestrian who had suffered life-threatening injuries.
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Adjective
Through his first three games this year, the seven-time All-Star and 2023 league MVP is averaging a thoroughly pedestrian 14.7 points on .324/.154/1.000 shooting splits.
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Alex Kirschenbaum,
Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2024
Android 15’s second beta release has other notable additions today that didn’t make it to the relatively pedestrian first release.
—
Umar Shakir,
The Verge,
15 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedestrian
Noun
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Bachelorettes and dog walkers and bag-juggling shoppers are identified, assessed and disregarded.
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But with slight detours, an open mind and a critical eye, the ambitious walker can see all the ways the president has pushed to remake the capital.
Adjective
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Far fewer people stay responsible when the work turns boring, unclear or inconvenient, and that's precisely when ownership surfaces.
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Monocultures can be boring, but on the flipside, a huge collection of individual species looks like a busy bowl of potpourri.
Noun
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Hiking in particular requires much less guiding and support than cycling and many avid hikers are totally confident on their own.
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The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery and assault that left a 73-year-old hiker unconscious and his wallet gone.
Adjective
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There was no repeat of the slow start that cost him a spot last season.
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The house old-fashioned can be made with bourbon or gin and is a much slower sip.
Adjective
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And no, that was NOT OutKick or FOX who wrote that stupid headline.
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The thing about House of the Dragon is that everything really is quite stupid.
Adjective
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The head coach was clumsy in his response, saying — in effect — that the player is better suited to being an impact substitute and taking advantage of tiring opposition defenders.
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The chassis exhibits little flex, the buttons feel crisp and responsive, and the scroll wheel offers enough resistance to feel deliberate without becoming tiring.
Adjective
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And ever since, ships full of travelers, weary from long journeys, have passed through the narrows, the winds of the Atlantic at their backs.
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As America turns 250, the semiquincentennial feels like a dud — a far cry from 1976’s bicentennial blowout, when pop culture and communal celebrations united a weary nation.
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But all work and no play can make for a dull chief scientific officer.
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The great speculators became talkative and communicative or dull, sullen, silent, and peevish.
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“Pedestrian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedestrian. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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