lowest common denominator
Example Sentences
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That’s “diworsification”—ideas watered down to the lowest common denominator, the least innovative option that offends no one.
New York is projected throughout the show, but the GPS coordinates are more precisely those of an American musical that has lost its way trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
From Los Angeles Times
The difficulties grow even more pronounced when discussing those highly visible sculptures that are usually committee-approved, intentionally uncontroversial and frequently appeal to the lowest common denominator: art in public.
A land-use reform that works both here and in San Francisco has got to be good—but also a kind of lowest common denominator in the complex politics of the city.
From Slate
And adults assume that’s what kids want, so we lean into the lowest common denominator — which actually harms them, because those are the most important years for development.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
