as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
ended his letter with the overused truism, "You can't win them all!"
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Recent Examples of truism
The notion that Trump is the wrong answer to the right question has become something of a truism for liberals.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
With Section 899, Republicans are trying to test the truism about two wrongs not making a right.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
For Alex Eala, though, that truism exists on an entirely different level.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
That is a truism that has existed for at least 50 years.
—ABC News, 4 May 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
With Section 899, Republicans are trying to test the truism about two wrongs not making a right.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
For Alex Eala, though, that truism exists on an entirely different level.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
That is a truism that has existed for at least 50 years.
—ABC News, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truism
Noun
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The channel presents videos of Adams traveling to various country clubs and using Jewish cliches to poke fun at golf’s historic exclusion of Jews.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
4 July 2025
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The actor does his best to exude menace, but he’s hampered by a script filled with franchise cliches like an evil admiral (Peter Weller) and Kirk playing fast and loose with the Prime Directive.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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All platitudes aside, the Kentucky distillery really does make some fantastic whiskey, and two releases that always stand out are the annual 10 Year Old Bourbon and Rye—and the 2025 edition of the latter expression was just announced.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
21 May 2025
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Sources close to the pair say they were disappointed by the half-hearted platitudes offered by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav amid the firestorm.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Luxury scented candles, like room sprays for that matter, have the power to elevate any moment: taking it from commonplace to utterly indulgent.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Grand Ole Opry House holds 4,400 people, but can’t accommodate standing-room tours, a commonplace in genres like EDM and hip-hop.—
Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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It’s been codified as myths, proverbs, clichés, epigrams, parables; the skeleton of every great story.—
Jann E. Freed,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The Giants have one of the least-talented and most expensive offensive lines in the entire NFL There's an old NFL proverb that suggests games are won and lost in the trenches.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Truism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truism. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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