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also cliche
as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull
a cliché tale of lust and betrayal among the fabulously rich
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also cliche
as in generalization
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
try to write a love story without resorting to well-worn clichés
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Recent Examples of cliché
Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Democrats kept presenting cliches as insights and old ideas as new ideas.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
The old cliche about a blind squirrel seems apropos for this group.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
All while staying far, far away from the tropes and cliches associated with your typical medical drama.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
His candor bucks convention, running against the constant cliches or coachspeak from his counterparts.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
During his two-minute tribute, Dr. Robby — who’s suffering from acute existential exhaustion on top of the day’s extra-fine grind — falls back on a handful of cliches.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
The song, the first disco hit and an indelible gay anthem, here feels like a pandering cliche.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
So at least in her case, the Wild West cliches hold pretty true.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Democrats kept presenting cliches as insights and old ideas as new ideas.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
The old cliche about a blind squirrel seems apropos for this group.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
All while staying far, far away from the tropes and cliches associated with your typical medical drama.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
His candor bucks convention, running against the constant cliches or coachspeak from his counterparts.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
During his two-minute tribute, Dr. Robby — who’s suffering from acute existential exhaustion on top of the day’s extra-fine grind — falls back on a handful of cliches.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
The song, the first disco hit and an indelible gay anthem, here feels like a pandering cliche.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliché
Adjective
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Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, many of the best remote job websites are already actively incorporating AI tools to help recruiters create powerful copy to find the most suitable candidates without resorting to ineffective generalizations.—
Dmytro Spilka,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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These figures — labor shortage and spending of immigrants — show that Trump’s decision to expel TPS holders from Venezuela, Haiti and other countries is not rooted in data but on fear-mongering, stereotypes and generalizations about migrants.—
Miami Herald Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The Panthers survived an Aleksander Barkov delay of game penalty and McDavid slaloming through tired penalty killers only to be turned away by Bobrovsky’s stomach snow angel.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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My therapist buffs and moisturizes my tired skin with nutrient-rich seaweed body polish and a firming mask before laying shiver-inducing strands of detoxifying fresh seaweed across my back.—
Katie Nanton,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Writing at length is to me always an act of learning and changing, in which authors can strive towards something more dimensional than a platitude on a placard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Craig starts off leading a stable (enough) existence, working a corporate job, exchanging platitudes with his teenage son Steven (Jack Dylan Grazer), ignoring hints of discontent from Tami, and taking pride in his big accomplishment of getting speed bumps installed on their street.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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This hackneyed stance has turned his concert performances shrill and hollow.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 May 2025
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Yet these hackneyed qualities are minor aspects of a production that otherwise can be eye-opening and newly invigorating.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bear in mind the truism that stock markets can always go down as well as up.—
Dr. Ronald Premuroso,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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According to Joyce, however, this truism depicts both Bloomsbury and the Victorians as monoliths and prevents a nuanced understanding of the complex ways Bloomsbury engaged with its Victorian past.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
Noun
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As soon as the report was issued, this trope was picked up uncritically by the news media, before the report’s citation errors were discovered.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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The book is a dark fantasy novel that draws from classic horror tropes.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Differences of opinion between economists, scorekeepers and analysts are commonplace, as are the heated rhetorical attacks lobbed at the Congressional Budget Office.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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In an era where burnout is commonplace and uncertainty is constant, cultivating playful mindsets may well be one of the most powerful leadership strategies available.—
Anna Boltenko,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cliché.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clich%C3%A9. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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