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Recent Examples of workaday But for workaday journalists, the cost of a muted campaign is significant. Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020 Most of us are just workaday guys relying on a daily wage to support their families. Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 24 Mar. 2020 In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson’s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis’ remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. Howard Reich, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2019 Fleck dreams of becoming a stand-up comic, but his workaday existence is anything but funny. John Wenzel, The Know, 3 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for workaday
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workaday
Adjective
  • Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
  • In other words, Catherine is a nice, ordinary middle-class English girl.
    Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Some of the lines capture hilariously mundane moments of humanity.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 26 May 2025
  • There is also the cumulative stress of police work: the daily drips of violence, misery and death; the relentless staccato of calls that can spiral from mundane to dramatic in a split second.
    Katja Ridderbusch, NPR, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • Reviewers raved about its flattering fit and versatile styling—wear the pieces together with gold accessories, or mix in basics like a white tee or denim jacket for more casual looks.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
  • Meetings become hyper-efficient, emails are brief, and the casual chatter that once filled in the gaps disappears.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 May 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • There were birthday parties, holidays and everyday traditions.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 June 2025
  • Family vacations, in particular, give you and your family a chance to get away from the monotony of everyday routine and be fully present with one another.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • With its gleaming cabinetry, large central island and ample space for a large table and chairs for informal meals, this area has an undeniable contemporary feel and visual appeal.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
  • This exemption enabled informal workers and women who had had career gaps due to childrearing, for instance, to retire with some security.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Nvidia’s Jensen Huang was more somber than usual on the AI juggernaut’s conference call following its blockbuster earnings, according to CNBC’s Kristina Partsinevelos , who has been analyzing all the action in the cult stock for the last 24 hours.
    John Melloy, CNBC, 29 May 2025
  • Recruiters are no longer confined to hiring in the same usual saturated areas, benefiting emerging tech hubs.
    Nacho De Marco, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • While that dealer’s price is more in line with typical used car depreciation, the Foundation series was at one time selling at wildly inflated prices on the used market due to high demand.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • The five plaintiffs are asking a Superior Court judge to render the city’s advancement of the typical $47.59-per-month trash fee null and void.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025

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“Workaday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workaday. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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