commonplaces

plural of commonplace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonplaces
Noun
  • New novels are rightly praised for breaking with traditional forms and criticized for turning to stale formulas and cliches.
    Nathaniel Moore September 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Just really not going to sit here and give some cliches.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This leads to her descent into a vicious vortex narrated with Greek tragedy tropes.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Even if the plot is slightly predictable, there's no denying the inherent fun in watching a Stranger Things-esque time capsule tackle the genre's most hallmarked tropes with fresh eyes and a solid cast, including Billie Lourd, Leslie Grossman, and Zach Villa.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Written by Noah Oppenheim, Bigelow’s real-time thriller about the banalities and actualities of a fictional-in-premise-only nuclear attack on the United States is Netflix’s best horse in the race at the Oscars this year.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hernández, well acquainted with such platitudes in the years since her husband Jim took his life in a frozen pond, became inspired to write a book about it.
    Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But when this team broke camp, their goal was not to speak in glass-half-full platitudes in late September.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The mistake is writing off these sayings as coach speak.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Hats, t-shirts, jerseys, wristbands, belts, and much more featuring John Cena's logos and sayings are now available to fans.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Commonplaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonplaces. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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