shopworn

shop·worn | \ ˈshäp-ˌwȯrn

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Definition of shopworn

1 : faded, soiled, or otherwise impaired by remaining too long in a store

2 : stale from excessive use or familiarity shopworn clichés

3 : worn-out a shopworn veteran

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the shopworn suggestion to job applicants to “just be yourself”

Recent Examples on the Web If your listing has become shopworn, look at reducing the price or offering incentives. — John Nugent, Houston Chronicle, "Realtor View: Make your home as marketable as possible," 4 July 2020 If your listing has become shopworn, look at reducing the price or offering incentives. — John Nugent, Houston Chronicle, "Realtor View: Make your home as marketable as possible," 4 July 2020 If your listing has become shopworn, look at reducing the price or offering incentives. — John Nugent, Houston Chronicle, "Realtor View: Make your home as marketable as possible," 4 July 2020 If your listing has become shopworn, look at reducing the price or offering incentives. — John Nugent, Houston Chronicle, "Realtor View: Make your home as marketable as possible," 4 July 2020 If your listing has become shopworn, look at reducing the price or offering incentives. — John Nugent, Houston Chronicle, "Realtor View: Make your home as marketable as possible," 4 July 2020 If your listing has become shopworn, look at reducing the price or offering incentives. — John Nugent, Houston Chronicle, "Realtor View: Make your home as marketable as possible," 4 July 2020 And a shopworn new wave dance hit floods a dull world with the radiance of a neon rainbow. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "‘Sing Street’ Review: New Wave Music as Sweet Deliverance," 16 Dec. 2019 Yet the settings seem shopworn and the whole exercise feels hollow. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘Men in Black: International’ Review: Humor, We Have a Problem," 13 June 2019

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“Shopworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopworn. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021.

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