as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully
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Recent Examples of bromide
The executioner who initiates the flow of lethal chemicals into Tanzi's body then enters the room to begin the state's three-drug protocol — beginning with etomidate, an anesthetic, followed by rocuronium bromide, a paralytic, and potassium acetate, which will induce cardiac arrest.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
But Lee, wise to how the heart stutters, didn’t pander to audiences with bromides like love is love.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Antihistamines to reduce the body’s immune response (e.g., diphenhydramine)
Bronchodilators to open the airways (e.g., albuterol or ipratropium bromide and albuterol)
Your healthcare team will continue to assess your health status and give additional medications if needed.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
But Lee, wise to how the heart stutters, didn’t pander to audiences with bromides like love is love.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Antihistamines to reduce the body’s immune response (e.g., diphenhydramine)
Bronchodilators to open the airways (e.g., albuterol or ipratropium bromide and albuterol)
Your healthcare team will continue to assess your health status and give additional medications if needed.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bromide
Noun
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To fall back on one of horror marketing’s favorite cliches, the man has a twisted mind.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
26 June 2025
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Answers vary from obvious to obscure, some citing culture or clutch performances, while others cling to cliches that this club is turning into truths.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Starting with fawning platitudes, the relationship between the world's richest man and the world's most powerful man has come to an acrimonious end.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Too often people send graduates out into the world with platitudes and lofty thoughts.—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Over hard hip-hop beats and snarling guitar distortion, Gordon stammered about daily banalities, reframing modern life as a psychological war zone.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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So much of modern football discourse is taken up with banality, immaturity, petty insults, utterly vapid arguments about the size of rival clubs, or fanbases, or the length of trophy droughts.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Brown’s recommendations reflected a truism: Americans believed that low-calorie food, especially vegetarian food, was a mood killer.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Bear in mind the truism that stock markets can always go down as well as up.—
Dr. Ronald Premuroso,
The Conversation,
14 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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“Bromide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bromide. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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