twice-told

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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. Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twice-told
Adjective
  • And, actually, representative of the sport in these non-boring ’20s.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Aesha knows a thing or two about Bitcoin, despite finding it a boring topic of conversation — her fiancé, Scott, is into crypto.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The upshot of this contempt is a season that layers hypocrisy as well as sanctimony over the grubby, tedious nihilism that made Dahmer so miserable to watch.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Their analysis suggests professors tend to automate more tedious and routine work, including financial and administrative tasks.
    Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Barcelona delegate, as portrayed by an overly ceceando Mikey Day, suggested skipping the tiresome lecture, only to be taken off camera to be beheaded.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The album is a hot mess of conflicted emotions, empty braggadocio, poor technique, and heartbreaking yet tiresome crying jags.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • People only 21 years or older are allowed to shop at Canna Bloom.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This innovative dry shampoo isn’t designed to just absorb oil and create that all-too-familiar gritty feeling on your strands.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Columbia Men's Newton Ridge Plus II Waterproof Omni-heat Boots are currently 25 percent off and will keep feet dry and warm during hikes year-round.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • In their passing, Everton were ponderous and overly reliant on Grealish, feeding him the ball when better options were available.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Despite the political specificity of the family history unearthed here, the script presumes a level of profundity that’s just not there in the movie’s ponderous silences and woozy montages.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The reigning European champions were scattered in defence, prosaic and shallow in attack, despite the options at Renee Slegers’ disposal.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Unsurprisingly, The Life of a Showgirl is a stark departure from last year’s deeply personal, prosaic, and tortured-as-hell The Tortured Poets Department.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Twice-told.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice-told. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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