as in plebeian
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Recent Examples of commoner
The commoners come courtesy of a theater troupe full of laborers rehearsing a play to be performed at a royal wedding.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
It is staged in this quaint Tyrolean hamlet of 8,000 residents, and each year attracts 45,000 paying fans, as well as celebrities and politicians who intermingle with depraved commoners like few places in the winter world.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2025
These roads are part of a historic path once traveled by royalty, samurais, monks and commoners.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
It is staged in this quaint Tyrolean hamlet of 8,000 residents, and each year attracts 45,000 paying fans, as well as celebrities and politicians who intermingle with depraved commoners like few places in the winter world.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2025
These roads are part of a historic path once traveled by royalty, samurais, monks and commoners.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commoner
Noun
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So much for plebeians like myself, who tended to plants at a local nursery for minimum wage at 17.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Occasionally, like tonight, a chiseled pleb or square-jawed gym owner will pass muster, taking her to some exclusive club in Tribeca.—
Seija Rankin,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2021
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But because these monsters have yet to develop any fungal armor, runners are susceptible to gunshots, knives, and any other weaponry that would take out your average pleb.—
Lauren Puckett-Pope,
ELLE,
20 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Fundamentally, the proletarian forfeits not so much income as individual freedom and the sovereignty of his or her class.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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On the one hand, the proletarian contributes every bit of on-the-clock activity to the value of the resulting commodity.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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George Wendt, who bellied up to the bar to portray the beer-quaffing everyman Norm Peterson for all 11 seasons of the fabled NBC sitcom Cheers, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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The everyman who said yes way too often or drank the Kool-Aid one too many times growing up in a place like Coruscant.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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“Commoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commoner. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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