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shopworn

[shop-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈʃɒpˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /
ADJECTIVE
overused
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But it has grown somewhat shopworn and in need of a makeover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

That being said, Mr. Emanuel isn’t falling back on the shopworn refrain that Israel holds all the cards for resolving this conflict and the Palestinians hold none.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Expect a setlist of shopworn classics from the 79-year-old singer.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025

Without once invoking the shopworn term “mindfulness,” this stimulating collection makes an unusually effective tool for coming to one’s senses.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

He was fat and looked shopworn around the nose and mouth as though he had hayfever.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway




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