as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
a TV detective show filled with pedestrian plots stolen from older and better series
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Recent Examples of pedestrian
Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Vanessa Scheidel, a planning manager at Meritage Homes, told the City Council that access from the pedestrian gate to the Olympic Avenue side can be fixed, along with some other parking and safety issues residents raised.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Android 15’s second beta release has other notable additions today that didn’t make it to the relatively pedestrian first release.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 15 May 2024
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Adjective
The enhanced category has extensive requirements that range from building or improving an existing rail station and development of a master plan that details how the project will be laid out, including new or improved streets and pedestrian connections.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Vanessa Scheidel, a planning manager at Meritage Homes, told the City Council that access from the pedestrian gate to the Olympic Avenue side can be fixed, along with some other parking and safety issues residents raised.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Through his first three games this year, the seven-time All-Star and 2023 league MVP is averaging a thoroughly pedestrian 14.7 points on .324/.154/1.000 shooting splits.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Android 15’s second beta release has other notable additions today that didn’t make it to the relatively pedestrian first release.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 15 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedestrian
Adjective
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The parasites get their names from the larvae, which look and act like screws, boring and twisting into their victim's flesh.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the early episodes, when everyone’s still getting to know each other, are the conversations boring?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Back in 2016, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel wanted to separate bikes from pedestrians on this city’s beautiful Lakefront Trail, so as to alleviate cyclists, joggers and walkers from getting into each other’s way.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Japanese walkers also raised their peak aerobic capacity (VO2 Max) and dropped their systolic blood pressure an average of 10 points for men and eight points for women, compared to drops of just one or two points for moderate walkers.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Satellite: Available almost everywhere but can be slower and affected by weather.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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By the looks of it, news of rock music’s slow and painful death under ever-widening pop hegemony is greatly exaggerated.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jess: The curds themselves are crispy, but the toast is stupid.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
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The dialogue wasn’t dumbed down and stupid comic book stuff.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Superman’s meh international returns can also be understood as reflective of the worldwide audience tiring of Hollywood’s cultural diktats.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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With both sets of players tiring, the best chance of the 30-minute period would fall to substitute Salma Paralluelo, who could not divert Batlle’s cross towards goal from four yards out.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Sharon Stone is giving her take on the Basic Instinct reboot in the works and sounds weary about it.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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What weary American, accustomed to a life of big-box stores and gig work, wouldn’t be charmed by the opportunity to while away the hours at a table at an outdoor café instead of one in an all-night diner?—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And so to their kits, which more often than not are just not especially interesting: take this away strip, with its mid-2000s retro styling and pleasant off-white piping, but is just…quite dull.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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Harsh chemicals like bleach and ammonia can strip the finish and dull the surface, leaving the floor prone to scratches and other damage.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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How old is Taylor Swift? Kelce was born Oct. 5, 1989 (that year sound familiar?), making the 35-year-old a Libra.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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The most recent bill targets the nation's oldest and largest teachers' union's ability to lobby.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Pedestrian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedestrian. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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