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Recent Examples of twice-told
Such a story told, even twice-told, is always lacking, never filling the whole picture because it is set apart.
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Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twice-told
Adjective
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This outfit, one of Bessette-Kennedy’s most famous, manages to turn what could feel boring—a plain khaki midiskirt—into a genuine statement.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2026
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Children, that great adventure, boring?—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This oversight extends beyond human guidance; LabOS also utilizes a robotic arm to handle tedious tasks such as mixing.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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The care and feeding of a human soul, tedious?—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Being forced to listen to your endless blather every day has become tiresome.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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What l find tiresome is l feel l am continually getting advice from people about different treatments, meds, PT, how to walk, blah blah.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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All guests, however, must be at least eight years old.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Michael Vaughan went missing from his home in Fruitland in July 2021, triggering a search for the 5-year-old that involved law enforcement agencies at the local, state and federal levels.—
Alex Brizee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Wildfire risks rising In many locations, meteorologists are also concerned about rising wildfire risk due to drier-than-normal and warmer-than-normal temperatures, as well as the arrival of spring weather.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some will remain in dry storage, while others may attempt to launch from the Dillon Marina, the only other marina on the lake.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Arsenal were distinctly pedestrian in their 1-0 win against Manchester United in their Premier League opener on Sunday, with new signing Viktor Gyokeres still looking out of sync with the rest of team after his $86m move from Sporting Club.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The unusual start time—one that was especially onerous to viewers on the West Coast—limited Woods’ live deliveries to a rather pedestrian 10.8 million viewers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Her reflections proceed with gastropodan pedantry, molluscan meticulousness, a snail’s ponderous compulsion to hold on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Where the ponderous fire-roads invited a slow, deliberate pace to space our kidneys, the combination of hilly terrain and a slick surface demanded a more extemporaneous approach to conserving momentum.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The rest concerns prosaic matters of marital and family relations, commercial transactions, and ritual.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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The small museum, which opened last year, covers the creatures, apparitions and mysteries eluding prosaic explanation.—
Adam Kuehl,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Twice-told.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice-told. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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