Commonplace
adjective
Seen or happening often.
Using computers has become commonplace in most workplaces.
noun
A thing that is often seen or experienced.
In many cities, traffic jams are a daily commonplace.
adjective
Boring and not having anything new or interesting.
Her speech was filled with the same old commonplace statements.
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Disapproving
adjective
Seen or happening often.
Using computers has become commonplace in most workplaces.
noun
A thing that is often seen or experienced.
In many cities, traffic jams are a daily commonplace.
adjective
Boring and not having anything new or interesting.
Her speech was filled with the same old commonplace statements.
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Frequent Occurrence
Use 'commonplace' to describe something you see or experience regularly in everyday life.
Eating sushi has become commonplace in many countries outside Japan.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Tone
'Commonplace' is neutral and doesn't imply whether the frequent occurrence is good or bad.
Finding a smartphone in every hand is commonplace now.
Pro Tip 3/3Contemporary Usages
Use 'commonplace' for modern contexts to show how times have changed.
Electric cars are becoming more commonplace on the roads.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequent Occurrence
Use 'commonplace' to describe something you see or experience regularly in everyday life.
Eating sushi has become commonplace in many countries outside Japan.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Tone
'Commonplace' is neutral and doesn't imply whether the frequent occurrence is good or bad.
Finding a smartphone in every hand is commonplace now.
Pro Tip 3/3Contemporary Usages
Use 'commonplace' for modern contexts to show how times have changed.
Electric cars are becoming more commonplace on the roads.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequent Occurrence
Use 'commonplace' to describe something you see or experience regularly in everyday life.
Eating sushi has become commonplace in many countries outside Japan.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Tone
'Commonplace' is neutral and doesn't imply whether the frequent occurrence is good or bad.
Finding a smartphone in every hand is commonplace now.
Pro Tip 3/3Contemporary Usages
Use 'commonplace' for modern contexts to show how times have changed.
Electric cars are becoming more commonplace on the roads.
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How does hibernation...
that’ll carry them several hundred years into the future. This is a familiar scene in many sci-fi films, but could humans ever actually hibernate in real life? Researchers interested in this question turn to the animal kingdom, where hibernation is commonplace,
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The Video Chat That...
you hear your phone you look down and what do you see incoming video call after you hit the client think about how commonplace video chats become for a long time the idea of seeing someone from across the world was only in science fiction so how did it go
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America's forgotten...
watching someone do drugs or abuse alcohol. These are all instances of childhood trauma, and they're pretty commonplace in my family. Importantly, they're not just commonplace in my family right now. They're also multigenerational. So my grandparents,
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Our dangerous obsession...
But ultimately, our research raises important questions about how we are structuring society and whether our society's heavy emphasis on competition, evaluation and testing is benefiting young people. It's become commonplace for public figures to say
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Police Horse Training PIPE...
that's what the ball teaches right there all this training does two things one the horse becomes accustomed to the sight smells and sounds that are commonplace in crowds and two it builds an all-important bond between the rider in his mouth
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How fiction can change...
which are now conventional and commonplace. Similarly, novels have helped shape the minds of thought leaders across history. Some scholars say that Darwin's theory of evolution is highly indebted to the plots he read and loved.
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Thought-provoking...
world's first chimp dictionary the twycross chimps are a useful group to study there's an ongoing power struggle between the dominant male kip and a young teenage challenger named peter fights between the pair are commonplace
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Gavin Pretor-Pinney:...
But you don't need to rush off away from the familiar, across the world to be surprised. You just need to step outside, pay attention to what's so commonplace, so everyday, so mundane that everybody else misses it.
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The method that can...
to find an impossible that listening to certain songs can make you younger. Their study involved real people, truthfully reported data, and commonplace statistical analyses. So how did they do it?
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
sons this is commonplace people pay to access really crappy sanitation the toilet that Hannah's family used the only one in her neighborhood was a shabby and unhygenic pit at night when
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How does hibernation...
that’ll carry them several hundred years into the future. This is a familiar scene in many sci-fi films, but could humans ever actually hibernate in real life? Researchers interested in this question turn to the animal kingdom, where hibernation is commonplace,
Video examples
The Video Chat That...
you hear your phone you look down and what do you see incoming video call after you hit the client think about how commonplace video chats become for a long time the idea of seeing someone from across the world was only in science fiction so how did it go
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America's forgotten...
watching someone do drugs or abuse alcohol. These are all instances of childhood trauma, and they're pretty commonplace in my family. Importantly, they're not just commonplace in my family right now. They're also multigenerational. So my grandparents,
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Our dangerous obsession...
But ultimately, our research raises important questions about how we are structuring society and whether our society's heavy emphasis on competition, evaluation and testing is benefiting young people. It's become commonplace for public figures to say
Video examples
Police Horse Training PIPE...
that's what the ball teaches right there all this training does two things one the horse becomes accustomed to the sight smells and sounds that are commonplace in crowds and two it builds an all-important bond between the rider in his mouth
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How fiction can change...
which are now conventional and commonplace. Similarly, novels have helped shape the minds of thought leaders across history. Some scholars say that Darwin's theory of evolution is highly indebted to the plots he read and loved.
Video examples
Thought-provoking...
world's first chimp dictionary the twycross chimps are a useful group to study there's an ongoing power struggle between the dominant male kip and a young teenage challenger named peter fights between the pair are commonplace
Video examples
Gavin Pretor-Pinney:...
But you don't need to rush off away from the familiar, across the world to be surprised. You just need to step outside, pay attention to what's so commonplace, so everyday, so mundane that everybody else misses it.
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The method that can...
to find an impossible that listening to certain songs can make you younger. Their study involved real people, truthfully reported data, and commonplace statistical analyses. So how did they do it?
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
sons this is commonplace people pay to access really crappy sanitation the toilet that Hannah's family used the only one in her neighborhood was a shabby and unhygenic pit at night when
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Thomas Perry
German Musician
But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices.
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Jose Ortega y Gasset
Spanish Philosopher
The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will.
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Philip Levine
American Poet
I'm saying look, here they come, pay attention. Let your eyes transform what appears ordinary, commonplace, into what it is, a moment in time, an observed fragment of eternity.
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Tim O'Brien
American Author
Above all, a well-imagined story is organized around extraordinary human behaviors and unexpected and startling events, which help illuminate the commonplace and the ordinary.
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Harry Houdini
Hungarian Entertainer
My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business.
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Ethan Zuckerman
American Activist
Reddit names are unconnected to real-world identities and it's commonplace for users to create 'throwaway' accounts to reveal sensitive information.
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Phyllis Logan
Scottish Actress
I think everyone knows someone who's battling with dementia or caring for a relative affected by it. I've been staggered by how commonplace it is.
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Jessica Lange
American Actress
At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that are more commonplace in life.
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Esther McVey
British Politician
Lifelong learning is becoming commonplace, with people studying at different times when they see the benefits of doing so.
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Saint Ignatius
Spanish Saint
One rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones.
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Thomas Perry
German Musician
But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices.
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Jose Ortega y Gasset
Spanish Philosopher
The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will.
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Philip Levine
American Poet
I'm saying look, here they come, pay attention. Let your eyes transform what appears ordinary, commonplace, into what it is, a moment in time, an observed fragment of eternity.
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Tim O'Brien
American Author
Above all, a well-imagined story is organized around extraordinary human behaviors and unexpected and startling events, which help illuminate the commonplace and the ordinary.
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Harry Houdini
Hungarian Entertainer
My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business.
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Ethan Zuckerman
American Activist
Reddit names are unconnected to real-world identities and it's commonplace for users to create 'throwaway' accounts to reveal sensitive information.
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Phyllis Logan
Scottish Actress
I think everyone knows someone who's battling with dementia or caring for a relative affected by it. I've been staggered by how commonplace it is.
Quote examples
Jessica Lange
American Actress
At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that are more commonplace in life.
Quote examples
Esther McVey
British Politician
Lifelong learning is becoming commonplace, with people studying at different times when they see the benefits of doing so.
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Saint Ignatius
Spanish Saint
One rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones.
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