banal
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Banal balms surround Janice, slowly driving her mad.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
Banal bits of conversations get recounted, even when they seem only to serve as narrative clutter.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022
Banal, pseudo-complimentary observations like, “Ooooh, whatever you’re microwaving smells good” are a way of acknowledging our shared humanity.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2016
Banal, in other words, such that one wonders why anyone would bother.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2016
Banal upbraidings would not bring off the coup she had planned, and she did not intend to employ them.
From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Stockley, Cynthia
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