as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes the narrative trope of two rival characters falling in love by the end of the story
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Recent Examples of trope
Nonfiction narratives that students both read and produce serve as counter-narratives to the oppressive and harmful tropes in media more generally about Black girls and girlhood.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
His captor, Chris, fits the trope of the monster hiding in plain sight.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
In effect, this is just a trope of mondo films — or, less charitably, mockumentaries.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Trauma is not a hackneyed literary trope in the work of Miriam Toews.
—Lorrie Moore, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
His captor, Chris, fits the trope of the monster hiding in plain sight.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
In effect, this is just a trope of mondo films — or, less charitably, mockumentaries.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Trauma is not a hackneyed literary trope in the work of Miriam Toews.
—Lorrie Moore, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trope
Noun
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The same was true of the Dutch squad, and such situations have become something of a World Cup cliche, but in 1974 this was considered novel, and a sign that the sport had become overrun by financial interests, even at international level.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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As cliche as seems, Eid wants the spirit of his father’s restaurant to carry over.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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That truism apparently extends to Switch modders as well, at least in the case of Ryan Daly.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
9 Sep. 2025
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There is a truism that a good place to live is a good place to visit—and that relationship often creates a virtuous cycle of development.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Trope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trope. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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