platitudinal

Definition of platitudinalnext

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Recent Examples of platitudinal Callie seems to be anticipating—or demanding—some soothing, platitudinal advice. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitudinal
Adjective
  • For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • The result is a motorcycle that looks considerably more like a conventional competition dirt bike than some of the smaller electric machines that have appeared in recent years.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The approach helps explain markets such as Armenia, which would not necessarily rank near the top of a conventional fashion brand’s expansion list.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • The best solution, their letter said, would be to avoid imposing tariffs on semiconductors and derivative products entirely.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI stopped all training and inference related to that model, as well as its derivative models, on July 25.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Platitudinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitudinal. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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