cliché

[klee-shey, kli-] / kliˈʃeɪ, klɪ- /

NOUN

overused, hackneyed phrase

Synonyms

WEAK

adage banality boiler plate bromide buzzword chestnut commonplace corn counterword familiar tune motto old story platitude potboiler prosaism proverb saying shibboleth slogan stale saying stereotype threadbare phrase trite remark triteness triviality truism vapid expression

cliche

NOUN

overused, hackneyed phrase

Synonyms

WEAK

adage banality boiler plate bromide buzzword chestnut commonplace corn counterword familiar tune motto old story platitude potboiler prosaism proverb rubber stamp saying shibboleth slogan stale saying stereotype threadbare phrase trite remark triteness triviality truism vapid expression

Example Sentences

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And if the cliché that directing is 90% casting has an element of truth, it bodes well for Ms. DeBessonet’s tenure.

From The Wall Street Journal

I felt like the epitome of a cliché: wanting what I couldn’t have.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a bit cliché, but this must become a teachable moment.

From Salon

To resort to another Trump-era cliché, every inquisition into exactly who’s to blame for this unmitigated disaster has to begin by looking in the mirror.

From Salon

The pattern doesn't seem to follow the cliché that parties on the right grab elderly traditional 'small c' conservatives.

From BBC

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