common or garden

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of common or garden There [are a] lot of common or garden-variety Democrats who don't understand what the DNC does. Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 28 May 2020 Instead, the inciting incidents are all common or garden-variety romantic mishaps — infidelity, unplanned pregnancies, feelings undeclared lest they're not requited. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2020 Hoes and other weeding tools The common or garden hoe is great for breaking up and grading loose soil but not so good for weeding. Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for common or garden
Adjective
  • The 21 percent shooting was well off their usual 38 percent from the line.
    Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In these events, snowy owls can be seen much farther south than usual, throughout the lower 48 states.
    Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The practices identified by the NLRB in its complaint against Delirium are ubiquitous in this space.
    Peter White, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This is why the clam shell is ubiquitous in rehab and rehab settings.
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • That’s because mycoplasma isn’t affected by these common antibiotics.
    Alice Park, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Ryder also compared the drone sightings to seeing a car driving nearby or a common neighborhood occurrence.
    Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This northside Japanese steakhouse serves familiar Japanese and Japanese-American dishes like tempura, katsu, hot pot, sushi and hibachi dishes.
    Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The historical context points to familiar social pressure points—war, pandemic, a desire for mass-media acclaim.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • My prediction is that eventually, the use of a second-view approach will be commonplace for most generative AI apps.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Six games into his tenure, mistakes are commonplace.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Smith said this year’s fire season is gearing up to be slightly longer than usual but is not particularly out of the ordinary.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Bénédictine brings a lovely honeyed spice, which folds beautifully into rye (see: the Monte Carlo) and is well-accented by absinthe (see: the Chrysanthemum), but taken in such quantities would be out of the ordinary indeed.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.
    NBC News, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2020
Adjective
  • The Jets would consider hiring a head coach before their general manager, according to ESPN, which is a less traditional approach.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • As the season wound down, media reports had the Patriots interested in hiring Belichick as its head coach and general manager.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024

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“Common or garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20or%20garden. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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