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Definition of pedestriannext

pedestrian

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adjective

as in boring
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
Noun
Conveniently, the hotel is also surrounded by restaurants, boutiques, bars, and other establishments located along Vail’s pedestrian-friendly East Meadow Drive. Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026 The goal, McKeever said, is to create the walkable, pedestrian-friendly entertainment development that north Fort Worth doesn’t have. Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for pedestrian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedestrian
Noun
  • Last year was the race’s biggest turnout, with over 3,000 runners and walkers.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Nou cannot get around without a walker or wheelchair, and her family cares for her everyday needs.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The boring lunch ends boringly, with the women sipping their champagne in silence, tucking into their salads, and ignoring the commemorative glasses that no one wanted.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This sounds like a boring event but the boys turn the act of breaking up ice or sleet sheets from the sidewalk into a hockey-like competition.
    Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In 2025, roughly three hikers died every single day in the range.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Tuesday’s rescue comes not long after a record 13 backcountry skiers, climbers and hikers died in the Italian mountains earlier this month.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • That builds on similar trends throughout 2025, when the industry buoyed an otherwise slow labor market, as the nation’s hospitals, clinics and nursing homes kept hiring even as many employers pulled back.
    Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Any type of realism was [limited to] very short clips, everything was very slow, bad textures, no skin textures, lacking detail.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • But maybe Johnson isn’t stupid.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Such as the one where the candidate remarked that some white rural Americans were stupid and racist.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • It's been a cold, tiring week, but the light at the end of the tunnel that is a Saturday at Ikea picking out lamp shades is finally within sight.
    Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But studies have also shown that consuming caffeine before a mentally tiring task reduces the feeling of cognitive fatigue.
    Katharine Gammon, Time, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The medley for winter-weary Americans has included everything from aching backs from shoveling to sore throats to frozen noses.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The mascara, previously available only in black, holds up through long days spent staring at a screen, the occasional weary eye rub, and (believe it or not) raucous weddings.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • But all work and no play can make for a dull chief medical officer.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
  • People living in Bridgeville were excited to see dull pavement.
    Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Pedestrian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedestrian. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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