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Recent Examples of mundaneness
Charles Wylie, the museum’s curator of photography, says the exhibit highlights the centrality of the Black experience in American history, from the tragedies to the mundaneness of family life.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mundaneness
Noun
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Its combination of inventiveness and mundanity reminds him of the early films of the Lumière brothers, who paved the way for modern cinema with their invention of the cinematograph.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The events are thrilling only in their pure mundanity.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The everydayness of these items may also hold clues to their draw.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Epic narratives worthy of a novel, as well as anecdotes of the quiet everydayness of everyday things, both grounding and inspiring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Two weeks into the shaky, uncertain ceasefire, a form of normality has returned to the streets of Tehran.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
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Clearly, commercial shipping companies (specifically their insurers) will be hesitant to return to normality.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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Forget the ordinariness of my face, the tip of the scar that peeks out of my sleeve.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Lane, though, not only captures Willy’s ordinariness and his ubiquity, which is no small achievement for so famous an actor, but also his optimism, his foundational, near-Trumpian belief in a coming Very Big Deal for either him or his sons.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.—
Timothy Joseph,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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The biggest enemy of scientific progress isn’t groupthink at all, despite the commonness of this accusation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Keep the conversation moving, and let flexibility strengthen your position and perspective while maintaining your sense of balance and fairness.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Requiring employees to contribute half of the normal cost of their pension benefits is a basic matter of fairness and fiscal responsibility.—
Matt Mahan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Her son receives special services for a disability at Lake Center Elementary, and home routines are harder without this support.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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During the last decade, Parker’s routine has fostered one of the country’s most compelling new music scenes, where players from diverse backgrounds and demographics have converged to create wildly accessible improvised music.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Mundaneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mundaneness. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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