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as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
the once-powerful hurricane eventually abated into just a garden-variety tropical storm
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as in usual
often observed or encountered
the bakery's extravagant creations are not your garden-variety wedding cakes
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Recent Examples of garden-variety
The garden-variety narcissist needs to be the tallest tree in the forest.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
But many of today’s R&B artists lace their lyrics with both garden-variety curse words and terms of more specific offense.
—Adam Bradley D’angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon Iii, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
One scheme involved the hard discounting of garden-variety fruit.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Those are deals that so far have had only the garden-variety issues like weather and budget overruns.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Your garden-variety Hail Mary isn’t enough.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
When garden-variety Tesla or Lucid sedans can accelerate faster than many supercars, straight-line performance is no longer a key differentiator, Bridan says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2024
That guest was Don Rickles, the late, great comedian who wrought garden-variety putdowns into miniature works of art.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
These aren’t your mother’s (or grandmother’s) garden-variety rose notes.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Oct. 2024
Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
But many of today’s R&B artists lace their lyrics with both garden-variety curse words and terms of more specific offense.
—Adam Bradley D’angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon Iii, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
One scheme involved the hard discounting of garden-variety fruit.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Those are deals that so far have had only the garden-variety issues like weather and budget overruns.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Your garden-variety Hail Mary isn’t enough.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
When garden-variety Tesla or Lucid sedans can accelerate faster than many supercars, straight-line performance is no longer a key differentiator, Bridan says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2024
That guest was Don Rickles, the late, great comedian who wrought garden-variety putdowns into miniature works of art.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
These aren’t your mother’s (or grandmother’s) garden-variety rose notes.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garden-variety
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That might well be the new normal for Toronto, Sundance and Cannes.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Join 22 others in the comments View Comments The airline also expects its own employment level in 2025 to be down from 2024 levels, though executives said that would be done through normal attrition caused by retirement and other voluntary departures, and not any layoff of staff.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Since joining the Lakers, Dončić has put up his usual numbers, averaging 27.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists, and the Lakers are a serious contender.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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And with a submission landscape thinner than usual, this might be creator Charlie Brooker’s best shot yet at one of the top prizes.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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During ordinary times, this accommodation would reflect an appropriate respect for the constitutional separation of powers.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Inevitably, skipping ordinary procedural checks, the administration made at least one mistake in deporting Abrego Garcia, and probably many others.—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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This development mirrors the revolutionary vision of personal computing, suggesting a future where AI agents could become as ubiquitous as desktop computers. 2.—
Gaurav Pathak,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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And although offal may never become as ubiquitous as muscle meat in American diets, more people eating organ meats could come with some positives.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 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
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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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Phishing or data breaches Another common scenario involves your personal information being compromised in a phishing attack or large-scale data breach.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Leather or faux leather are both common suspects for luxury crossbody phone bags, but there are also alternatives made with recycled, easy-to-clean nylon, suede, canvas, and beyond.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The experts predict the economy will nearly stall in 2025, growing 0.8%, down from their projection of 1.7% just last month, according to the average estimate of 46 economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer Blue Chip Economic Indicators on April 4 and April 7.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Whereas Laine’s attempts hit the net 60.8 percent of the time on average this season, that is down to 37.5 percent in the last six games.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The panel did not stray from their earlier guesses for him, throwing out familiar names like Dave Matthews, Daryl Hall, and Pat Monahan of Train once more.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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There was also a memorandum of agreement about the move signed on Monday by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting SSA Commissioner Leland Dudek, according to one source familiar.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Garden-variety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garden-variety. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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