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cliche

[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 rubber stamp saying shibboleth slogan stale saying stereotype threadbare phrase trite remark triteness triviality truism vapid expression
cliché
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

Example Sentences

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"Our work goes beyond the cliché that all we do for a living is ask customers whether they want chicken or beef for dinner," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

‘Valentine’s Day is no longer all about roses and rosé … the stereotypical cliché gifts of the past are shifting to those that actually make everyday sense.’

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

What might be a cliché is animated by Hayes’s confident brushstrokes and vibrant colors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

“I’m the head of HR and he’s the CEO. It’s, like, so cliché and so bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

“I had to come back. Our last words to each other were trash and we would’ve been some bad cliché, and I’m too iconic for such nonsense.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera