platitudinal

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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 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
  • For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Sorry to break it to the rest of the industry, but Aston Martin’s design team is still cooking with gas, fire, conventional weapons, atomic bombs, etc.
    Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
  • In McPherson’s age, preaching—not unlike the work of an influencer today—was a way for people, especially women, to gain social power and financial success without working a conventional job.
    Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • By comparison, when Tesla was incorporated in Delaware, a shareholder who held just nine shares of Tesla stock was the plaintiff in a shareholder derivative suit that resulted in a judge ordering CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO compensation package to be rescinded, Lipton noted.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 May 2025
  • Financial markets throbbed with a panoply of new financial institutions — hedge funds — trading new financial instruments — derivative securities — the values of which were tied to still other financial instruments like home mortgages.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025

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“Platitudinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitudinal. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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