as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
"blondes have more fun" is a silly platitude
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Recent Examples of platitude
But when this team broke camp, their goal was not to speak in glass-half-full platitudes in late September.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
That platitude — polarize — was used multiple times to describe the film’s political world, even the nitty-gritty of it.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But valuing ‘people’ requires more than a broad platitude.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
When asked to divulge what gave him confidence in Volpe long term, Cashman did not point to any specifics but rather platitudes that have not mounted to much success three years into the shortstop’s career.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
That platitude — polarize — was used multiple times to describe the film’s political world, even the nitty-gritty of it.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But valuing ‘people’ requires more than a broad platitude.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
When asked to divulge what gave him confidence in Volpe long term, Cashman did not point to any specifics but rather platitudes that have not mounted to much success three years into the shortstop’s career.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitude
Noun
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Mentality is the critical factor here because, as the cliche goes, the defining feature of any champion team is securing victory in the face of adversity or underperformance.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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One ironclad truism about sports is that all streaks eventually come to an end.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Vance and Miller spoke as if this were a truism.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is an outright rejection of bromides that would give us some conclusion of reassurance.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Blood testing showed a bromide level that was hundreds of times above normal.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Platitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitude. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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