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Recent Examples of platitudinous
For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.
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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
Image Image Today there is an address, probably platitudinous, in which a politician or pop star delivers some variation of the liberal democratic gospel.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 23 May 2024
But that platitudinous jumble seems like an afterthought, an attempt to add thematic complexity to an American crime footnote rendered perplexingly dull.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
But Trump wouldn’t parrot even these largely platitudinous policy goals.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
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
Image Image Today there is an address, probably platitudinous, in which a politician or pop star delivers some variation of the liberal democratic gospel.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 23 May 2024
But that platitudinous jumble seems like an afterthought, an attempt to add thematic complexity to an American crime footnote rendered perplexingly dull.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
But Trump wouldn’t parrot even these largely platitudinous policy goals.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitudinous
Adjective
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What exactly was the charm of these books which critics had written off initially as being unimaginative and derivative?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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Sure, last season was punctuated by an intriguing finish, but for the most part, Canales’ offense has felt unimaginative.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Were the subject banal or frivolous, the approach would offer no more than one caper after another.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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Even on a slightly more banal level, there’s a singular buzz to sparking off an existing song at a game.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One Battle After Another would never be so trite as to declare that the kids will save us.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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The play-calling was trite, the pre-snap energy was underwhelming, and the offensive line — without Ikem Ekwonu — took a step back.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This replaces a solid material that replaces the flammable liquid electrolyte found in conventional batteries.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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The smaller Nomads will be powered by hybrid electric drivetrains, while the larger ones will use conventional engines.—
David Szondy
October 19,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Callie seems to be anticipating—or demanding—some soothing, platitudinal advice.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
5 Sep. 2021
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There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2021
Adjective
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The story revolves around this character in ways that feel hackneyed and forced.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is actually better than some of the hackneyed rom-coms Reiner muddled through, a coming-of-age story about two kids’ pseudo-love story from grade school through middle school.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In sales, trust is currency, and nothing burns trust faster than sounding unoriginal, lazy or shady.—
Don Markland,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Platitudinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitudinous. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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