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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In fact, Representative McIver's actions were so unremarkable that she was invited back inside to finish her tour that day, after these events took place.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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His reliance on relatives and friends to advise him and shape policy is unremarkable in Riyadh.—
Vivian Nereim,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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In August, 1939, the British physiologist Alan Hodgkin and his student Andrew Huxley (Aldous’s half brother) examined squid giant axons, which are up to a thousand times thicker than typical human nerve fibres and thus easier to study.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The accompanying video – well, better classified as all-encompassing graphics that sucked you into the visual vortex – of football fields and basketball courts pulled at the hearts of 17,000 people as Chesney sang of days gone by with his typical earnestness.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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In the months since Trump was reelected and returned to the White House, American doctors have shown skyrocketing interest in becoming licensed in Canada, where dozens more than normal have already been cleared to practice, according to Canadian licensing officials and recruiting businesses.—
Brett Kelman,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
29 May 2025
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Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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In other words, Catherine is a nice, ordinary middle-class English girl.—
Adelle Waldman,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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The Cowboys open the regular season against NFC East rival and defending Super Bowl champs Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 4.—
Alyssa Cooper,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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Typically, mop heads last about three months with regular use, and some manufacturers recommend replacing them every three months as well.—
Amanda Ogle,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
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Image In Mill Valley, a rather unexceptional house can cost $2 million, and life is good for those who can afford it.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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This should be routine, unexceptional, unremarkable.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When the Grand National Tour stopped in Arizona on Wednesday (May 27), SZA was doing her usual pre-show ritual of greeting fans outside during her NOT Beauty pop-up.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
29 May 2025
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Temperatures will remain cooler than usual, with highs reaching 69 degrees in the metro.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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On more prosaic fronts, too, the film is patchy, with multiple subplots drifting erratically in and out of view, and an uneven quartet of central performances.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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Recognizing that more prosaic reality — while looking to at least buy his way towards his daughter’s good graces — our poet soon accepts a teaching gig at a local high-school.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
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“Unextraordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unextraordinary. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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