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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
His campaign poetry now faces the prosaic work of policy prioritization.
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Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
These prosaic details, coming three pages from the end, are shockingly poignant in their invocation of a familiar accouterment of upper-middle-class adolescence.
—Daphne Merkin, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Despite the fact that the company's revenues are overwhelmingly derived from selling new electric vehicles, such prosaic activities hold no luster for the boss.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
The 1980s-era California setting and the heartbreaking performances by Mackenzie Davis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw combine to make what should be a rather prosaic love story.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
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Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
These prosaic details, coming three pages from the end, are shockingly poignant in their invocation of a familiar accouterment of upper-middle-class adolescence.
—Daphne Merkin, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Despite the fact that the company's revenues are overwhelmingly derived from selling new electric vehicles, such prosaic activities hold no luster for the boss.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
The 1980s-era California setting and the heartbreaking performances by Mackenzie Davis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw combine to make what should be a rather prosaic love story.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosaic
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
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Other leaders showcased internal agent use cases that the company says will more efficiently accomplish mundane and repetitive tasks for store workers, corporate staff, Walmart software engineers, and brands and other companies that sell through Walmart’s physical and digital storefronts.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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Perhaps beginning with the popularity of the short-form-video app Vine, in the twenty-tens, the mundane or absurdist details of the physical world became fodder in real time for the best online content.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
23 July 2025
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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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The volatility also comes amid the expectation of a peak shipping season that came and went earlier than usual due to the tariff whiplash.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 July 2025
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While Davidson stuck to his usual casual attire, his girlfriend went for a more formal look for the event.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
28 July 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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Beyond the fitness infrastructure, the five-stateroom Sea Rover has typical superyacht amenities of open social areas, including a salon, dining area, full-beam primary suite, beach club, and multiple outdoor terraces.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
25 July 2025
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Editing for brevity’s sake is commonplace in TV journalism and CBS argued Trump’s claims had no merit.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
25 July 2025
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That's simply not exciting in a reality where superheroes have been commonplace since Iron Man had a press conference, aliens have invaded multiple times, and a mad Titan erased half of all life (before everybody came back).—
James Grebey,
Time,
25 July 2025
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The average length of care per month jumped from roughly two months in December 2024 to more than five months by May 2025, according to HHS data.—
Nicol León,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Your LinkedIn success blueprint: pre-posting strategic moves These seven pre-posting moves transform average content into algorithm favorites.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Prosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosaic. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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