well-trodden
adjective
: walked on by many people
a well-trodden path
—often used figurativelyThe book covers some well-trodden ground.
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The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Disney+’s Marvel spinoff Wonder Man and HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms made two giant, well-trodden franchises feel fresh again by finding the smaller, more intimate stories within them.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Daily life has been upended at schools, hospitals, stores and restaurants and in neighborhoods where sidewalks were once well-trodden with runners, people walking their dogs, families taking daily strolls and children heading back home after getting dropped off by the bus.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Neither takes any sort of well-trodden path, performance-wise.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Disney+’s Marvel spinoff Wonder Man and HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms made two giant, well-trodden franchises feel fresh again by finding the smaller, more intimate stories within them.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Daily life has been upended at schools, hospitals, stores and restaurants and in neighborhoods where sidewalks were once well-trodden with runners, people walking their dogs, families taking daily strolls and children heading back home after getting dropped off by the bus.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Neither takes any sort of well-trodden path, performance-wise.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Well-trodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-trodden. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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