as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
"blondes have more fun" is a silly platitude
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Recent Examples of platitude
Writing at length is to me always an act of learning and changing, in which authors can strive towards something more dimensional than a platitude on a placard.
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Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Craig starts off leading a stable (enough) existence, working a corporate job, exchanging platitudes with his teenage son Steven (Jack Dylan Grazer), ignoring hints of discontent from Tami, and taking pride in his big accomplishment of getting speed bumps installed on their street.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Pick your favorite passive platitude to get through the next *checks watch* 1,362 days.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Historically, these White House sit-downs were dull affairs, replete with grip-and-grin platitudes and geopolitical jargon.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for platitude
Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Craig starts off leading a stable (enough) existence, working a corporate job, exchanging platitudes with his teenage son Steven (Jack Dylan Grazer), ignoring hints of discontent from Tami, and taking pride in his big accomplishment of getting speed bumps installed on their street.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Pick your favorite passive platitude to get through the next *checks watch* 1,362 days.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Historically, these White House sit-downs were dull affairs, replete with grip-and-grin platitudes and geopolitical jargon.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for platitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitude
Noun
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To fall back on one of horror marketing’s favorite cliches, the man has a twisted mind.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
26 June 2025
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Answers vary from obvious to obscure, some citing culture or clutch performances, while others cling to cliches that this club is turning into truths.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Brown’s recommendations reflected a truism: Americans believed that low-calorie food, especially vegetarian food, was a mood killer.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Bear in mind the truism that stock markets can always go down as well as up.—
Dr. Ronald Premuroso,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The state uses a three-drug protocol of etomidate, rocuronium bromide and potassium acetate.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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But behind such vague bromides are specific national qualities that social scientists can identify and measure.—
Michael J. Mazarr,
Foreign Affairs,
21 June 2022
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“Platitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitude. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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