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as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull
viewers were bored by the stale story lines of the new crop of sitcoms
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
the sequel is basically a stale remake of the first movie
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Recent Examples of stale
With season two taking its time getting on the air, the field of potential Best Comedy nominees this year was looking rather stale — until Widow’s Bay premiered.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 June 2026
College football was in desperate need of a new villain after the infighting between the SEC and Big Ten had gotten stale.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
From the inside, context drifts, prompts evolve in ways no one is tracking, data gets stale and decisions become harder to trace.
—Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
That could lead to stale intelligence, lawmakers said, including the type of information included in the president’s daily briefing.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 June 2026
College football was in desperate need of a new villain after the infighting between the SEC and Big Ten had gotten stale.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
From the inside, context drifts, prompts evolve in ways no one is tracking, data gets stale and decisions become harder to trace.
—Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
That could lead to stale intelligence, lawmakers said, including the type of information included in the president’s daily briefing.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stale
Adjective
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This is a directed, stereotyped behavior in which the highest-resolution region of the somatosensory surface is brought to bear on the object requiring the most detailed analysis.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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In some cases, praise took on overtly stereotyped forms: words like 'love' were used disproportionately with female students, while 'powerful' appeared only for Black students.—
Rachel del Guidice,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sometimes safe and boring can be a winning strategy.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The cause can be something as simple as a lack of water or more complex, like fungal wilt diseases, tomato wilt viruses, walnut toxicity, or boring insects.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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So tired and anxious and stressed.—
Anna Spoerre,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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On Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that the woman had been identified as Angie Baez, a 40-year-old financial industry executive.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
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As for 29-year-old Greenway notched six points in 40 games with the Sabres last season and scored three points in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games with Buffalo during the 2025-26 campaign.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Adjective
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Maybe so, but think of how badly Congress had stated those hackneyed ideas.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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While not exactly a feminist screed, the script grants nary a free pass to the glut of hackneyed gender conventions in the golden-age canon without at least cracking a joke.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This method is particularly useful for larger homes, hallways, and staircases where kneeling repeatedly would quickly become cumbersome or tiring.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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The longtime Florida coach swapped a tiring McDonald for Russell Sandefer with one out in the top of the sixth inning.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Wall Street will be watching to see if Amazon can further cement itself as consumers' to-go destination for everyday essentials at a time when inflation-weary shoppers are focused on value.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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For our weary eyeballs, strained and tired from long periods locked onto screens, rest and relaxation can do wonders.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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The Virgo moon invites you to take a slower pace today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The Targaryen civil war has been a bit of a slow burn so far, though both sides of the family have suffered major casualties.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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“Stale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stale. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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