as in unremarkable
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Recent Examples of unextraordinary
Animated Short: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse My Year of Dicks is certainly the nominee with the most provocative title, but the film is episodic and its animation unextraordinary.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
Evelyn, by everyone around her, society at large, and even herself who sees unextraordinary ordinariness in her identity as a middle-aged woman.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2022
The Swimmers finds the beauty in a seemingly unextraordinary life.
—Apoorva Tadepalli, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2022
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
Evelyn, by everyone around her, society at large, and even herself who sees unextraordinary ordinariness in her identity as a middle-aged woman.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2022
The Swimmers finds the beauty in a seemingly unextraordinary life.
—Apoorva Tadepalli, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unextraordinary
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The second single off 2016’s unremarkable Wonderful Crazy Night did help keep John’s streak going on Billboard’s adult contemporary chart.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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For all the breathless anticipation that Florida, Auburn, Houston and Duke will produce a riveting semifinal doubleheader that offsets what otherwise has been an unremarkable March Madness, there is another possibility: The Blue Devils are in a class of their own.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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This means the storm was no longer feeding off ocean waters, and did not have the structural characteristics of a typical hurricane anymore.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Some might offer better support than others or have a more natural resting spot for thumbs, but to greater or lesser extents, a good mouse is sculpted to fit the arch of the typical human hand.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Seeing the color Olo needed specific stimulation to push the vision beyond its normal limits.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Such intimidation may be normal in Putin's Russia, not in the civilized world!—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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It will be attended by dozens of religious and political leaders from around the world, including President Donald Trump, and thousands of ordinary worshipers.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Oliver is closer to ordinary than dominant on a game-by-game basis, while DeWayne Carter was a healthy scratch in the playoffs.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the opening game of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Memphis Grizzlies series, the team with the best regular season record in the NBA threw the first punch.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Larger berries, like the company’s jumbo blueberries that are two to three times the size of a regular blueberry, also have a longer shelf life.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2025
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This should be routine, unexceptional, unremarkable.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Zapad exercises were unexceptional in and of themselves.—
Emily Ferris,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Oct. 2017
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For example, the fires in New Jersey this week have been part of trend: So far in 2025, New Jersey has experienced nearly twice as many wildfires as usual.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Oil Shampoo Add a few drops of rosemary oil to your shampoo and wash your hair as usual.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
23 Apr. 2025
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But instead of starting in the high-profile condo division, Jon Paul had to start on the more prosaic rental business.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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Boulder retains a bit of the exotic, which would not have been true of the more prosaic Salt Lake City or Cincinnati.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Unextraordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unextraordinary. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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