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
By excising Batman and his fantastical sway on Gotham from The Penguin, the city’s criminal underworld feels more grounded in the quotidian details of drug deals and power plays, in actual matters of life and death.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Its chief weapon in Tibet is not dystopian camps but something seemingly more quotidian: residential schools.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2023
Yet, as Ukrainian citizens learn to coexist with the destruction that plagues their quotidian comings and goings, the resilience of the country’s artists couldn’t be more thunderous.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
For the better part of two centuries, artists and art institutions upheld this vision of art’s autonomy, elevated above quotidian life and unadulterated by base commercial concerns.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Its chief weapon in Tibet is not dystopian camps but something seemingly more quotidian: residential schools.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2023
Yet, as Ukrainian citizens learn to coexist with the destruction that plagues their quotidian comings and goings, the resilience of the country’s artists couldn’t be more thunderous.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
For the better part of two centuries, artists and art institutions upheld this vision of art’s autonomy, elevated above quotidian life and unadulterated by base commercial concerns.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotidian
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All Billboard charts dated Jan. 25 will update on Billboard.com on Wednesday, Jan. 22, a day later than usual due to the Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the U.S.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025
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The shop has worked its usual magic on the mill, upping output to 625 hp and 627 ft lbs of torque.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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One tablespoon of ghee covers 13% of your daily needs for vitamin A, while the same serving of butter covers just 10%.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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From large bills to minor daily purchases like coffee or snacks, diligently recording every transaction helps create a complete financial picture.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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And now, across the country that technology is ubiquitous.—
Justine Calma,
The Verge,
10 Jan. 2025
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The compulsion stems from what customers are accustomed to and demand nowadays and the reality of how sophisticated, lithe and ubiquitous tech has become.—
Nitin Rakesh,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Gabbard also has an open mind and the curiosity necessary to evaluate complex and, often, contradictory reports that are commonplace in the Intel World.—
Robert C. O'Brien,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Coaches and managers had to wait until half-time to review any footage but pitchside devices are now commonplace, having a notable influence on tactical decision-making.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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And as often as Onana has bailed his team-mates out this season, there have also been familiar errors, including his spill to gift Rutter Brighton’s third.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Reyes has a small crew including his sons, but the threats feel familiar, reminiscent of the 1980s when immigration raids were common on worksites.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Chris Pratt stars as an ordinary LEGO guy who finds himself on an extraordinary journey in a film that’s really about the power of the imagination, distilling the creative joy of playing with LEGOs into a captivating story.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Many civilians – ordinary people who weren’t fighting in the war – died, and whole cities were destroyed.—
Hurst Hannum,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2025
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Reyes has a small crew including his sons, but the threats feel familiar, reminiscent of the 1980s when immigration raids were common on worksites.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Though forests of masts like hers were still fairly common on the world’s oceans even a century ago, by the end of World War II less than a dozen ships like Royal Clipper remained.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 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 23 Jan. 2025.
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