Commonly encountered

• usual

  1. Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed:
  2. Regularly or customarily used:
  3. In conformity with regular practice or procedure:

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  1. Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed:
  2. Regularly or customarily used:
  3. In conformity with regular practice or procedure:

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• typical

  1. Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category:
  2. Of or relating to a representative specimen; characteristic or distinctive.
  3. Conforming to a type:

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  1. Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category:
  2. Of or relating to a representative specimen; characteristic or distinctive.
  3. Conforming to a type:

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• ordinary

  1. Commonly encountered; usual:
  2. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
  3. Not particularly good; not better than average:

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  1. Commonly encountered; usual:
  2. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
  3. Not particularly good; not better than average:

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• normal

  1. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical:
  2. Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies.
  3. Relating to or designating the normality of a solution.

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  1. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical:
  2. Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies.
  3. Relating to or designating the normality of a solution.

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• general

  1. Concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category:
  2. Affecting or characteristic of the majority of those involved; prevalent:
  3. Of or affecting the entire body:

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  1. Concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category:
  2. Affecting or characteristic of the majority of those involved; prevalent:
  3. Of or affecting the entire body:

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• common

  1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
  2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
  3. Widespread; prevalent:

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  1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
  2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
  3. Widespread; prevalent:

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• average

  1. A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
  2. An intermediate level or degree:
  3. The usual or ordinary kind or quality:

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  1. A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
  2. An intermediate level or degree:
  3. The usual or ordinary kind or quality:

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Being of no special quality or type

• unremarkable

  1. Lacking distinction; ordinary.

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  1. Lacking distinction; ordinary.

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• unexceptional

  1. Not varying from a norm; usual.
  2. Not subject to exceptions; absolute.

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  1. Not varying from a norm; usual.
  2. Not subject to exceptions; absolute.

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• undistinguished

  1. Marked by no peculiar quality; not distinguished; ordinary:
  2. Lacking particularly good qualities; mediocre:
  3. Not separated from others into categories.

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  1. Marked by no peculiar quality; not distinguished; ordinary:
  2. Lacking particularly good qualities; mediocre:
  3. Not separated from others into categories.

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• stock

  1. A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
  2. The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer.
  3. All the animals kept or raised on a farm; livestock.

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  1. A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
  2. The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer.
  3. All the animals kept or raised on a farm; livestock.

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• standard

  1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value:
  2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence:
  3. Acceptable but of less than top quality:

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  1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value:
  2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence:
  3. Acceptable but of less than top quality:

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• run-of-the-mill

  1. Not special or outstanding; average.

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  1. Not special or outstanding; average.

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• routine

  1. A set of customary or unchanging and often mechanically performed activities or procedures:
  2. The practice of such activities or procedures:
  3. A scripted piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater:

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  1. A set of customary or unchanging and often mechanically performed activities or procedures:
  2. The practice of such activities or procedures:
  3. A scripted piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater:

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• plain

  1. Free from obstructions; open; clear:
  2. Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
  3. Not elaborate or complicated; simple:

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  1. Free from obstructions; open; clear:
  2. Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
  3. Not elaborate or complicated; simple:

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• ordinary

  1. Commonly encountered; usual:
  2. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
  3. Not particularly good; not better than average:

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  1. Commonly encountered; usual:
  2. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
  3. Not particularly good; not better than average:

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• mediocre

  1. Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.

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  1. Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.

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• indifferent

  1. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic:
  2. Having no marked feeling for or against:
  3. Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial:

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  1. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic:
  2. Having no marked feeling for or against:
  3. Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial:

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• garden-variety

  1. Common; unremarkable:

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  1. Common; unremarkable:

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• garden

  1. A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.
  2. An arrangement of living material that is cultivated for food, as a fungus garden maintained by ants.
  3. Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display:

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  1. A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.
  2. An arrangement of living material that is cultivated for food, as a fungus garden maintained by ants.
  3. Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display:

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• formulaic

  1. consisting of, or made or expressed according to, a formula or formulas

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  1. consisting of, or made or expressed according to, a formula or formulas

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• cut-and-dried

  1. Prepared and arranged in advance; settled.
  2. Ordinary; routine:

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  1. Prepared and arranged in advance; settled.
  2. Ordinary; routine:

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• common

  1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
  2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
  3. Widespread; prevalent:

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  1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
  2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
  3. Widespread; prevalent:

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• average

  1. A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
  2. An intermediate level or degree:
  3. The usual or ordinary kind or quality:

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  1. A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
  2. An intermediate level or degree:
  3. The usual or ordinary kind or quality:

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Without freshness or appeal because of overuse

• worn-out

  1. Worn or used until no longer usable or effective.
  2. Thoroughly exhausted; spent.

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  1. Worn or used until no longer usable or effective.
  2. Thoroughly exhausted; spent.

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• well-worn

  1. Showing signs of much wear or use.
  2. Repeated too often; trite or hackneyed.
  3. Carried or worn in a becoming manner:

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  1. Showing signs of much wear or use.
  2. Repeated too often; trite or hackneyed.
  3. Carried or worn in a becoming manner:

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• warmed-over

  1. Warmed up; reheated:
  2. Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.

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  1. Warmed up; reheated:
  2. Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.

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• trite

  1. Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.

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  1. Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.

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• tired

  1. Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
  2. Impatient; bored:
  3. Overused; hackneyed:

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  1. Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
  2. Impatient; bored:
  3. Overused; hackneyed:

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• timeworn

  1. Showing the effects of long use or wear:
  2. Used too often; trite:

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  1. Showing the effects of long use or wear:
  2. Used too often; trite:

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• threadbare

  1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby:
  2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.
  3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed:

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  1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby:
  2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.
  3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed:

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• stereotypical

  1. of or produced by stereotypy
  2. conforming to a stereotype
  3. hackneyed; trite

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  1. of or produced by stereotypy
  2. conforming to a stereotype
  3. hackneyed; trite

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• stereotypic

  1. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical

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  1. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical

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• stereotyped

  1. Lacking originality, creativity, or individuality.
  2. Conforming to a social norm; conventional.
  3. Of or relating to stereotypy:

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  1. Lacking originality, creativity, or individuality.
  2. Conforming to a social norm; conventional.
  3. Of or relating to stereotypy:

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• stale

  1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability:
  2. Lacking originality or spontaneity:
  3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.

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  1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability:
  2. Lacking originality or spontaneity:
  3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.

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• shopworn

  1. Tarnished, frayed, faded, or otherwise defective from being on display in a store.
  2. Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:

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  1. Tarnished, frayed, faded, or otherwise defective from being on display in a store.
  2. Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:

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• platitudinous

  1. Characterised by cliches or platitudes.

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  1. Characterised by cliches or platitudes.

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• platitudinal

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• overworked

  1. Being subjected to too much work

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  1. Being subjected to too much work

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• overused

  1. used too much, or too often
  2. (of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd

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  1. used too much, or too often
  2. (of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd

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• musty

  1. Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
  2. Hackneyed or trite; dull.
  3. Out of date; antiquated.

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  1. Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
  2. Hackneyed or trite; dull.
  3. Out of date; antiquated.

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• hackneyed

  1. Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.

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  1. Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.

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• corny

  1. Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental.

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  1. Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental.

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• clichéd

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• bromidic

  1. Stale, trite, or commonplace through overuse; clichéd:

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  1. Stale, trite, or commonplace through overuse; clichéd:

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• banal

  1. Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:

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  1. Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:

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A trite expression or idea

• truism

  1. A statement that is obviously true or that is often presented as true:

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  1. A statement that is obviously true or that is often presented as true:

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• stereotype

  1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
  2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
  3. A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.

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  1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
  2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
  3. A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.

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• platitude

  1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant.
  2. Lack of originality; triteness:

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  1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant.
  2. Lack of originality; triteness:

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• cliché

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• bromide

  1. Univalent anionic bromine, or a compound of bromine, especially a binary compound of bromine with a more electropositive element.
  2. Potassium bromide.
  3. A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude.

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  1. Univalent anionic bromine, or a compound of bromine, especially a binary compound of bromine with a more electropositive element.
  2. Potassium bromide.
  3. A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude.

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• banality

  1. The condition or quality of being banal; triviality.
  2. Something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace.

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  1. The condition or quality of being banal; triviality.
  2. Something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace.

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A regular or customary matter, condition, or course of events

• usual

  1. Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed:
  2. Regularly or customarily used:
  3. In conformity with regular practice or procedure:

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  1. Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed:
  2. Regularly or customarily used:
  3. In conformity with regular practice or procedure:

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• rule

  1. Governing power or its possession or use; authority.
  2. The duration of such power.
  3. An authoritative, prescribed direction for conduct, especially one of the regulations governing procedure in a legislative body or a regulation observed by the players in a game, sport, or contest.

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  1. Governing power or its possession or use; authority.
  2. The duration of such power.
  3. An authoritative, prescribed direction for conduct, especially one of the regulations governing procedure in a legislative body or a regulation observed by the players in a game, sport, or contest.

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• ordinary

  1. Commonly encountered; usual:
  2. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
  3. Not particularly good; not better than average:

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  1. Commonly encountered; usual:
  2. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
  3. Not particularly good; not better than average:

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• norm

  1. A pattern that is regarded as typical of something:
  2. A standard or expectation that is established for a given enterprise or effort:
  3. A pattern of behavior considered acceptable or proper by a social group:

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  1. A pattern that is regarded as typical of something:
  2. A standard or expectation that is established for a given enterprise or effort:
  3. A pattern of behavior considered acceptable or proper by a social group:

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