party lines

noun

plural of party line
as in conventional wisdoms

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  1. chestnuts
  2. routines
  3. platitudes
  4. tropes
Noun
  • There are also some surviving large American chestnuts, some of which have heritable blight resistance.
    — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Mature trees donate an encyclopedia of species, including the regional pines and chestnuts planted on instruction of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in the 1700s.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of chestnuts
Noun
  • After spending the summer soaking in extra free time and waking up late, August is all about readjusting routines and schedules to get back into the school groove.
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Following totality, seismic noise quickly returned — and even climbed above the monthly average — as people resumed traveling and daily routines.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of routines
Noun
  • At last week’s meeting, though, Warsh spoke largely in platitudes and generalizations.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Leaders must understand grief's unique, individual nature, avoiding assumptions or platitudes.
    — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of platitudes
Noun
  • Though the familiar tropes of YA storytelling exist throughout, the series engages with the genre’s conventions earnestly and with sincerity, says Halsall.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The tropes that conceive of Africa, a 54-nation continent, as a tragic problem to be solved.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of tropes
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