variants
also cliches
as in tropes
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
try to write a love story without resorting to well-worn clichés
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Noun
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Aside from fake dating, the novel is full of beloved, albeit cheesy, rom-com tropes.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Punishing yet satisfying combat In reliable fashion, Art of Vengeance makes use of dozens of storytelling tropes from across ninja media.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Much of his attention that evening is focused on Alma’s star doctoral student Maggie (Ayo Edebiri), who responds to his playful taunting about why her generation is so guarded by pinpointing it to the moment his generation started making sweeping generalizations about them.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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Following an update last week, the chatbot began making broad generalizations about people with Jewish last names and perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes about Hollywood.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Surreal flashbacks show us how Teddy’s ill mom (Alicia Silverstone) suffered at the hands of Michelle’s company, how the empty corporate platitudes offered in exchange for his family’s horror merely confirmed his belief that there was more to what was being said and what had been done.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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The United States might start to see itself as others do—self-righteous, hypocritical, futile—tire of its own platitudes and lies, and consider a change.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Another exhibit examines the use of Native American imagery and stereotypes in American popular culture.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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The public defenders allege Tran led an investigation guided by stereotypes of Black men, resulting in the conviction of Steven Buggs, who was initially sentenced to 82 years to life in prison for the September 2012 killing of his close friend, Lester Young.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Incidents of such poisoning saw a sharp decline when the Food and Drug Administration phased out the use of bromides in pharmaceuticals between the mid 70s and late 1980s.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Istanbul pulses with history—its skyline crowned with slender minarets, grand domes, and bustling bazaars filled with copperware, carpets, and the scent of roasted chestnuts.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Woody and green aromas, followed by a taste that differs—mocha and figs and some roasted chestnuts.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Clichés.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clich%C3%A9s. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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