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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 backdrop of the Marcos dictatorship shaped her artistic approach, defined by an interest in quotidian experience—including everyday injustices such as gender inequality and the ecological exploitation of the Philippines by greedy conglomerates.
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Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025
But choosing a quick trip means weaving through groups of hikers and missing the quotidian beauty of life beyond the piazzas.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
At Edith’s Sandwich Counter, which has a tiny take-out shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that opened in 2020 and then opened its second store in December 2024 in the West Village off of Sheridan Square, run-of-the-mill and quotidian sandwiches don’t make its menu.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
While the streets of Chinatown, with fish mongers, grocers, and myriad retailers displaying wares pouring into the sidewalks, offer a glimpse into the lifestyle of Chinese-Americans, Holton reveals the quotidian curiosities of interior existence.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025
But choosing a quick trip means weaving through groups of hikers and missing the quotidian beauty of life beyond the piazzas.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
At Edith’s Sandwich Counter, which has a tiny take-out shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that opened in 2020 and then opened its second store in December 2024 in the West Village off of Sheridan Square, run-of-the-mill and quotidian sandwiches don’t make its menu.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
While the streets of Chinatown, with fish mongers, grocers, and myriad retailers displaying wares pouring into the sidewalks, offer a glimpse into the lifestyle of Chinese-Americans, Holton reveals the quotidian curiosities of interior existence.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotidian
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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
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
27 July 2025
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Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
27 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
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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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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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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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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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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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The clinic tests and treats people with TB, which is very common in other parts of the world.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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While once plentiful, lake sturgeon are now far less common.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
31 July 2025
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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 6 Aug. 2025.
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