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run-of-the-mill

[ ruhn-uhv-thuh-mil ]

/ ˈrʌn əv ðəˈmɪl /

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adjective

merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.

Origin of run-of-the-mill

First recorded in 1925–30

SYNONYMS FOR run-of-the-mill

ordinary, routine, everyday.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR run-of-the-mill ON THESAURUS.COM

Words nearby run-of-the-mill

run with, run-down, run-flat, run-in, run-of-paper, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine, run-on, run-on sentence, run-out, run-through

Example sentences from the Web for run-of-the-mill

Most cases involve significant mental illness, not run-of-the-mill depression or anxiety.

One Breakdown Can Mean Losing Your Kid Forever |ProPublica |May 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The results yield computer chips 9,000 times faster than a run-of-the-mill computer, using only the power of a tablet PC.

The Computer That Replicates a Human Brain |Dale Eisinger |May 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A c--t is different than your run-of-the-mill jerk (or scoundrel, or creep, or whatever).

Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding |Andrew Romano |April 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sabo is as incoherent and hateful as any run-of-the-mill troll.

Breitbart Twerks Pelosi With Credibility-Destroying Ad |Emily Shire |April 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The ad, for former Republican city council member Carl DeMaio, is in many ways a run-of-the-mill American political commercial.

Out, Proud and Loud: A GOP Nominee Breaks Boundaries |James Kirchick |February 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The street was full of people—strangers who didn't look like your run-of-the-mill artist.

The Syndic |C.M. Kornbluth

British Dictionary definitions for run-of-the-mill

run-of-the-mill

adjective

ordinary, average, or undistinguished in quality, character, or nature; not special or excellent