1
as in cliche
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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2
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
Usually, a midlife refresh is mostly cosmetic, intended to prevent the model from feeling too stale in the marketplace.
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ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
The air, which has not circulated for millennia, became stale.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Top Chef judges dish on upcoming season 15, how altitude 'changed the game'
See, after the first All-Stars, the folks cooking up Top Chef seemed to worry that the show was growing stale.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The traditional boardroom feels stale; wellness spaces are where the energy is.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stale
ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
The air, which has not circulated for millennia, became stale.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Top Chef judges dish on upcoming season 15, how altitude 'changed the game'
See, after the first All-Stars, the folks cooking up Top Chef seemed to worry that the show was growing stale.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The traditional boardroom feels stale; wellness spaces are where the energy is.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stale
Adjective
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No more boring, irrelevant training modules—this is learning at the speed of work.—
Lisa Bodell,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some of this may happen under cover of darkness, but much of it happens in the open, under cover of arcane technocracy or boring bureaucracy.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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At the time, Latinos were often cast in stereotyped roles with heavy accents and largely denied the opportunity to direct features.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With Venus retrograde in Aries starting on March 1 and affecting your career and outward expression, old insecurities about your worth and ambitions may surface.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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The movie set, like all others, should have only had blanks on hand, but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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But people here are tired of seeing Farmington in the headlines as a town that's losing population.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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And there’s kids who are tired, or crying or can’t handle it.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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View 6 Images Reading and writing on regular tablets can be tiring for your eyes, which is where E Ink can help.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, many on the internet have identified this week as a particularly tiring one for Black K-pop fans.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Its baleful guitar and hackneyed vocals make the average doubts shared by everyone who has ever been in love seem generic.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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The movie’s a little more hackneyed and obvious now, but its central idea is still an undeniably creepy one: possessed children with pitchforks.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Where to watch: Peacock 'The Order' Based on a true story, the excellent white-knuckle crime thriller casts Jude Law as a weary FBI agent who partners with a young Oregon cop (Tye Sheridan) when a series of terrorist attacks hint at the involvement of a neo-Nazi group with nefarious plans.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The novel’s weary detective, Prudence Freeborne, is of course heading to her retirement party when the call comes through.—
Leo Robson,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The company reaffirmed plans to launch an affordable model in early 2025, but warned the production ramp could be slower than expected.—
Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Solutions other than the pipeline are also slow and expensive.—
Brett Watson,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Stale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stale. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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