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as in humble
not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness
we were all impressed by how down-to-earth the movie star turned out to be
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as in pragmatic
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
a down-to-earth guidance counselor who is frank in telling students which colleges they're likely to get into
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Recent Examples of down-to-earth
Some of the most down-to-earth, intelligent human beings are in there.
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Erica Marrison, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Russell makes for an appealing, down-to-earth Santa Claus who feels at home in any situation, including a bar, a car chase, and a jailhouse musical number.
—EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Cherish the Ladies Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
The Irish vocal ensemble has its own glorious yet down-to-earth harmonic take on Christmas tunes and more.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
According to colleagues who spoke to the New York Times, Thompson kept a low profile at home and was down-to-earth and funny in his personal life.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Erica Marrison, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Russell makes for an appealing, down-to-earth Santa Claus who feels at home in any situation, including a bar, a car chase, and a jailhouse musical number.
—EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Cherish the Ladies Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
The Irish vocal ensemble has its own glorious yet down-to-earth harmonic take on Christmas tunes and more.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
According to colleagues who spoke to the New York Times, Thompson kept a low profile at home and was down-to-earth and funny in his personal life.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for down-to-earth
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The Palace of Versailles, known as château de Versailles in French, is a paragon of Baroque architecture that once served as a royal residence and the de facto capital of France—but its beginnings are far more humble.Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Republican representing Kentucky and the party's longtime Senate leader, reflected on Carter's humble origins as a peanut farmer and member of the U.S. military before becoming president.Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
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But that decline can be understood as a pragmatic understanding of the difficulties of repelling an invading force.Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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Church, Combs, discuss their plan for assistance following the concert Church and Combs are taking a pragmatic approach to providing the highest quality service to their community by splitting the event's proceeds.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gary starts the film as a meek, somewhat nerdy college professor, but circumstances quickly force him into the uncomfortable position of becoming an undercover police informant.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Premature predictions of renewal would be foolish and, as Howe continually stressed, Newcastle cannot allow one strong outing to be followed by another meek one.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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With Isak performing like this, a first trophy since 1969 and European qualification become realistic targets once again.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Edmunds expects only a modest increase in auto sales next year, from just under 16 million vehicles this year to 16.2 million in 2025.Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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The elder Stack had started the business as a teen in 1948 as a modest bait-and-tackle supplier in Binghamton, New York.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Over the past decade, genetic sequencing has become dramatically faster, cheaper, and more detailed, which has made sequencing the genomes of different cells in the same person more practical and has led scientists to understand just how much genetic variation exists in each of us.Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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One practical way your business may begin using AI in 2025 is by leveraging it to enhance efficiency in tasks like search and content creation.Petr Marek, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Down-to-earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down-to-earth. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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