platitude
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In my days as a baby gay, the go-to platitude around being queer was that our differences are what make us special.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
As the platitude goes, the cost of community is convenience.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Its wheels’ gold rims, capped with smiley faces, are emblazoned with the platitude “Where Dreams Are Made,” while the whole thing is ornamented with piped-icing filigree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Sabalenka said in her Centre Court interview that she thought Raducanu would be back in the top 10 soon - I don't think that was simply a platitude to get the crowd on her side.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
To Forward, this owes to their abilities to have confronted the truth, expressed it, become genuine—in a way that isn’t possible through platitude or mere positive affirmation.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Afterward, his father didn’t console him with platitudes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Her attempts at dialogue met with platitudes and obvious falsehoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Alongside telling it to avoid platitudes, it said Codex should "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
This oil-and-water mix seems destined to generate stalemate, or nothing more than platitudes.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026
My platitudes don’t hold their interest and I can hardly blame them for that.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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