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Recent Examples of platitudinal
Callie seems to be anticipating—or demanding—some soothing, platitudinal advice.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021
There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021
Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021
There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021
Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitudinal
Adjective
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For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
17 Oct. 2024
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These meager efforts to humanize them further in a couple shots does little to improve their platitudinous conception.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Until Alcaraz’s arrival on loan from Flamengo early last month, the squad was severely lacking in conventional No 10s.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Rotis made with conventional American whole wheat flour tend to be chewy, with barely any puff, and verge on bitter.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appétit,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Go further upmarket, however, and Maserati has more choices for you: the Maserati GranTurismo Folgore and its open-top derivative the GranCabrio.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The decrease was primarily due to a loss on the extinguishment of Convertible Notes and changes in the fair value of derivative liabilities.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Platitudinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitudinal. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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