pabulum

Example Sentences

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Hidden Valley Renaissance is the ranch dressing of Italian Revival architecture — mostly pabulum, sort of has taste, taken for granted and consumed accordingly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2022

The Peabody Awards praised it for “offering the perfect counter to the enduring prevalence of toxic masculinity,” and the show’s Twitter account, which spouted pabulum about the decency of the human spirit, became extremely popular.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2021

This sort of pabulum is the norm, alas, not the exception.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2015

In the recently released update for its efficiency study of the Iowa regent system, Deloitte Consulting managed to dish out a softer stew of pabulum than we expected - and we already expected mush.

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2014

It fairly slobbered with the froth of sensation—lived on scandal, and obtained its pabulum by any and every means.

From The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients by Hill, Frederick Trevor