as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull
she quickly learned to ignore her children's hackney complaints like "It isn't fair" and "Why me?"
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as in to overuse
to use so much as to make less appealing
advertisers have hackneyed the word "revolutionary" so much that it now just means that a product is new
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as in surrey
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as in pony
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Recent Examples of hackney
Peter Hartlaub, Orange County Register, 6 Apr. 2017
Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018
Verb
Director Zach Braff runs in the opposite direction of these stereotypes and all other things hackneyed, crafting an enjoyable time at the movies.
—Peter Hartlaub, Orange County Register, 6 Apr. 2017
Noun
Acceptable modes of transit include a 1969 Mini Cooper, any model of Range Rover that Prince Philip once drove, or a hackney carriage.
—Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hackney
Adjective
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Kelly Enders-Tharp, a three-time surrogate and education and experience specialist at Growing Generations, explains that surrogates are often stereotyped, or that their backgrounds are misrepresented.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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Later, Lenape artist Joe Baker places cutout photographs of his ancestors over the stereotyped images of Native Americans found in the wallpaper.—
Tom McDonough,
Artforum,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Erie, for example, is one of the communities currently threatening to cut off water access to residents who are overusing water at this time.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dallas’ blue line has more depth in terms of numbers, but its top three producers have been overused.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Tran rang it, Daisy and Kelsey pulled up in a surrey.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2024
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The clanging warning that a family in a four-wheel surrey pedicab is rolling up behind you.—
Tim Ebner,
Washington Post,
10 July 2024
Noun
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The event was held at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton and featured a 1-mile walk followed by a carnival with axe throwing, rock climbing, a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting and more.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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Families can also enjoy the petting zoo, pony rides, and country store, plus the Easter bunny and egg hunts around the holiday.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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They have been seen directing snaking security lines and passing out water bottles to tired travelers.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Step in when someone’s tired or needs a break.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Embroidery and quilting hobbies once stereotyped as old-fashioned are booming, especially among younger generations.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Enders-Tharp, a three-time surrogate and education and experience specialist at Growing Generations, explains that surrogates are often stereotyped, or that their backgrounds are misrepresented.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish production, the moment is an awe-inspiring spectacle, evoking the Latin Quarter in Paris and bustling with some 250 people onstage — and a donkey and a horse, who pulls a hansom cab onstage for a dramatic entrance.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 May 2022
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The three musicians have grown from talented tweens to svelte, beyond-hansom thirty somethings.—
Doug MacCash,
NOLA.com,
17 Sep. 2017
Noun
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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, to switch sports for a moment, OpenAI is like a fractious racehorse.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Hackney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hackney. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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