1
as in usual
often observed or encountered
not content with the quotidian quarrels that other couples had, they had rows that shook the entire neighborhood
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as in daily
occurring, done, produced, or appearing every day
plagued by a quotidian coughing fit, the result of years of smoking
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Recent Examples of quotidian
The Real Housewives franchise started as a modest examination into the absurdities of the quotidian lives of the upper class — a little bit Desperate Housewives, a little bit Laguna Beach, with a lot of glam in between.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Valadez, for example, who is Chicano, depicts quotidian aspects of Mexican American life as a way of countering stereotypes.
—Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Displacement breaks through the mushy memories of quotidian life.
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
Much of the show’s appeal lies in its attunement to quotidian beauty and introspection.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Valadez, for example, who is Chicano, depicts quotidian aspects of Mexican American life as a way of countering stereotypes.
—Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Displacement breaks through the mushy memories of quotidian life.
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
Much of the show’s appeal lies in its attunement to quotidian beauty and introspection.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotidian
Adjective
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Agencies that have already received funding approval or operate on a permanent funding basis would continue to operate as usual.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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As usual, Soderbergh edits in style using his Mary Ann Bernard pseudonym and his Peter Andrews pseudonym as well for the fine cinematography.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told CNN that the agency has a daily goal of arresting at least 75 people per each of its 20 field offices — but would like to surpass that target.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Skype, the pioneering and once ubiquitous free video calling service, will be history come May.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
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In a world were hard skills are commonplace, connections are currency.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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By that point, however, such rhetoric was commonplace among Russia’s growing movement of neo-imperialists, and a rebuke from the traditional intelligentsia was a badge of honor.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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The idea is both familiar and transformative: public fridges, placed in neighborhoods, stocked by the people, for the people—no questions asked.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2025
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Whatever the club’s reasoning, there was something familiar and troubling about this disappointing deadline paralysis.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These are taxed at different (typically lower) rates than ordinary income.—
Heather L. Locus,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately, ordinary residential buildings have also been damaged.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Stablecoins Unlock More Than Just Lower Fees The common pitch for crypto payments has centered on lower transaction costs, but this misses the bigger picture.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Is this sense of Hindu identity also really a part of the dreams of the common people?—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.—
Kara Nelson,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2024
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Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
25 Nov. 2020
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“Quotidian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotidian. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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