Thesaurus results for HACKNEYING

hackneying

verb

present participle of hackney

as in exhausting

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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Senior technology executive and business coach Leah Farmer points out that burnout isn’t always caused by overwork, and that effort without agency can be exhausting too.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
After exhausting all options, including selling their car and moving in with a relative, Esma makes the painful decision to wed Zara for the dowry.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

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Along with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the foundation also partners with schools and community institutions to educate the challenging effects of stereotyping, unconscious bias, and representation imbalance of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and persons with disabilities.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 21 June 2026
In crime coverage, journalists should create equity by being cognizant of correcting any coverage trends that privilege white groups over people of color, especially stereotyping Black and Latino men as violent.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

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Common mistakes like skipping morning water, overusing caffeine, or ignoring electrolytes can impact hydration.

— Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 7 July 2026
The fastest ways to lose that hotel feel include overusing plug-ins, which read as synthetic, and mixing too many competing fragrances at once.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

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These are definitely not boring smash burgers the thickness of a nickel.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Outdoor brands like Halfdays, FP Movement, Patagonia, and Athleta have quite frankly never looked better, with cheerful colorways, unique designs, and trail-ready pieces all proving that function doesn’t have to mean boring.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026

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At 3x, the Razr+'s image processing tried to save the shot by overexposing the dish, but unfortunately, my dinner just looks like an inedible oil painting with a glossy sheen.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
Many people damage their nails by picking at their cuticles, for example, or drying them out by overexposing them to water.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026

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