as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
a quiet and unremarkable child
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Recent Examples of unremarkable
Beckham, 50, rose from an unremarkable east London upbringing to reach sporting glory with his beloved Manchester United before going on to star for several of Europe's elite teams.
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Patrick Smith, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Garages, lousy bars, the corners of parking lots where allied coworkers chain smoke—DeYoung is arguing, again and again, that these totally unremarkable scraps of communion are the antidote to the latent evil that comes with isolation.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
The Warriors have pushed him to be a beast on the glass, but historically, players rarely change their stripes in this realm, and his rebound rate has stayed right around 10.0 percent his whole career — fine for a combo forward but unremarkable.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Reading was an unremarkable activity, essentially unchanged since the advent of the modern publishing industry, in the nineteenth century.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
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Patrick Smith, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Garages, lousy bars, the corners of parking lots where allied coworkers chain smoke—DeYoung is arguing, again and again, that these totally unremarkable scraps of communion are the antidote to the latent evil that comes with isolation.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
The Warriors have pushed him to be a beast on the glass, but historically, players rarely change their stripes in this realm, and his rebound rate has stayed right around 10.0 percent his whole career — fine for a combo forward but unremarkable.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Reading was an unremarkable activity, essentially unchanged since the advent of the modern publishing industry, in the nineteenth century.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unremarkable
Adjective
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By morning, service on the subway had resumed on a normal schedule.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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Newsweek has contacted the White House press office for comment outside of normal business hours.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The researchers suggest a particular chemical marker that could be a dead giveaway of dark dwarfs — the isotope lithium-7, which burns easily and is therefore quickly consumed by ordinary stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
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Though North Korea sent over special forces units that are better trained and supplied than ordinary infantry, the initial deployment lacked an effective and agile command structure.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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As usual, Trump did most of the talking, but Rutte was clearly on board and confirmed key details.—
Daniel Fried,
Time,
15 July 2025
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For deeper repair, apply generously as an overnight scalp and hair mask, then wash and style as usual the next day.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The e-bike is almost unbelievably efficient: to fully charge a five-hundred-watt e-bike costs, on average, about eight cents.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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Three times a week, on average, in the last six months, Lily had called her daughter with this question.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The size of a typical studio apartment is 500 to 600 square feet.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
14 July 2025
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Among the amenities typical of a hotel, the lodge complex included a saloon, a deli, a coffee shop, a post office, a gift shop, and a visitors center.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Lines at Eli’s Bar B Que are commonplace, but so is an overwhelming sense of fellowship.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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Subsidies and massive discounts are commonplace in China’s competitive tech sector, and a cause for concern for Beijing.—
Dylan Butts,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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“Unremarkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unremarkable. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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