twice-told
adjective
: well known from repeated telling
—used chiefly in the phrase a twice-told tale
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Such a story told, even twice-told, is always lacking, never filling the whole picture because it is set apart.
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Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Twice-told.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice-told. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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