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Recent Examples of platitudinal
Callie seems to be anticipating—or demanding—some soothing, platitudinal advice.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021
There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021
Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018
This morning, Trump repeated the platitudinal desire to rebuild the F.B.I.:
According to the Washington Post, White House press secretary Sean Spicer hid in the bushes to avoid being questioned on the reasoning behind Trump’s actions.
—Mattathias Schwartz, The Intercept, 10 May 2017
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021
There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021
Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018
This morning, Trump repeated the platitudinal desire to rebuild the F.B.I.:
According to the Washington Post, White House press secretary Sean Spicer hid in the bushes to avoid being questioned on the reasoning behind Trump’s actions.
—Mattathias Schwartz, The Intercept, 10 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitudinal
Adjective
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For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
17 Oct. 2024
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These meager efforts to humanize them further in a couple shots does little to improve their platitudinous conception.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Powered by four jet engines, the B-2 can carry conventional or nuclear weapons, with intercontinental range and aerial refueling.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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It is built by Raytheon, a unit of RTX, and carries a conventional warhead.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Such a story told, even twice-told, is always lacking, never filling the whole picture because it is set apart.—
Jonathon Sturgeon,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The seltzer leavens it, enlivens it, puts room between the flavors where the room is needed most, and turns a derivative and mediocre drink into a fascinating and bizarre one.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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The characters are mostly idealized, the action is predictable, and its core conflicts derivative of those in the minds of most American teenagers in the middle of the 20th century.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Platitudinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitudinal. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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