as in cliches
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
the familiar summertime commonplace that "It's not the heat, it's the humidity"
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Noun
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Eggers’ Nosferatu does away with modern cinematic vampire tropes and returns to the folkloric roots of the vampire, as well as staying faithful to the spirit of the 1922 film.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024 -
The chilling serial-killer thriller helped establish the tropes of the slasher subgenre, preceding Halloween by four years.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Dec. 2024
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Who hasn’t been placated with corporate platitudes or company swag when advocating for concrete change?—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The film follows an ensemble of campers who are weary of platitudes about grief, and speak to one another from a place of radical honesty that is by turns heartbreaking and darkly hilarious, embracing irreverent humor as a cathartic means of self-expression.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Commonplaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonplaces. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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