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as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
an author with a knack for finding something of interest in the most prosaic details of suburban life
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as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life
my job at the TV station dealt with the much more prosaic business of cleaning the floors
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Recent Examples of prosaic
But instead of starting in the high-profile condo division, Jon Paul had to start on the more prosaic rental business.
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Boulder retains a bit of the exotic, which would not have been true of the more prosaic Salt Lake City or Cincinnati.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
And another aspect is the world of television in Spain, this mixture of the sublime and prosaic.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
How the Thieves Pulled it Off The M.O. in the Gardner heist is much more prosaic than what people see on the silver screen.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Boulder retains a bit of the exotic, which would not have been true of the more prosaic Salt Lake City or Cincinnati.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
And another aspect is the world of television in Spain, this mixture of the sublime and prosaic.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
How the Thieves Pulled it Off The M.O. in the Gardner heist is much more prosaic than what people see on the silver screen.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosaic
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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
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The house contorted even more, and once dinner was done, collecting laundry had become less mundane and more treacherous as violent, red flowers bloomed inside the home.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
8 June 2025
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Smart home systems that learn family patterns could create more opportunities for connection by managing mundane tasks and scheduling quality time.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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In a revealing interview on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, Omos detailed his journey from assuming his rapid growth was normal to facing a critical health crisis.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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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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Despite being one of the pre-tournament favorites, the Northern Irishman performed poorly in the event, which many attribute to his need to play with a different driver than usual.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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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
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This choice allows the plants to make maximum use of the soil's water and nutrients resources, particularly important in the poor soils and arid climates typical of Apulia.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Bacalao is served in all manner of dishes; one of the most popular is with pil-pil sauce, made of olive oil, garlic and the juice of the fish, and typical in the Basque Country.—
Jon Yeomans,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Differences of opinion between economists, scorekeepers and analysts are commonplace, as are the heated rhetorical attacks lobbed at the Congressional Budget Office.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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In an era where burnout is commonplace and uncertainty is constant, cultivating playful mindsets may well be one of the most powerful leadership strategies available.—
Anna Boltenko,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Watches range from 1,500 euros to more than 11,000 euros, with an average price point around 5,000 euros.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
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In fact, a hedge fund leaving Fairfield County for Bergen County today would gain a bundle in savings with New Jersey averaging a reasonable commercial rate of 15.65 cents per kilowatt-hour in March 2025 compared to Connecticut’s March average commercial rate of 25.18 as per the EIA.—
David Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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“Prosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosaic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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