as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
ended his letter with the overused truism, "You can't win them all!"
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Recent Examples of truism
Sure, better a Jesse than the Pacific Lumber Company, but there’s still a sentimental solipsism in Redwood, an uneasy aspect of emotional tourism smothered in a broadside of throw-pillow truisms on connection, growth, and healing.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Bitcoin’s Endgame: Quantum Computing Comes For BTC Speaking About The Importance Of Words
Here are two truisms concerning words.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
The other truisms included creating a feeling that there was activity in the office and connecting workers by having sightlines of visibility throughout.
—Anna Butler, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2024
This has been a truism around the Bulls since the organization drafted him in 2020.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Bitcoin’s Endgame: Quantum Computing Comes For BTC Speaking About The Importance Of Words
Here are two truisms concerning words.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
The other truisms included creating a feeling that there was activity in the office and connecting workers by having sightlines of visibility throughout.
—Anna Butler, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2024
This has been a truism around the Bulls since the organization drafted him in 2020.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truism
Noun
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But my money’s on Baker, one of the world’s finest filmmakers who tells stories about characters Hollywood so often turns into cliches and leaves behind.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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All the cliches about how hard he’s worked in the weight room and on the football field … his work in the classroom is even more impressive, if not equally impressive.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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No matter how appropriate the words are, the communication will feel less like a celebration and more like an inauthentic, low-effort platitude due to the lack of human effort.—
Andrew Brodsky,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps the fires that devastated Los Angeles in early January will take such platitudes out of circulation, at least for a little while.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Grand Ole Opry House holds 4,400 people, but can’t accommodate standing-room tours, a commonplace in genres like EDM and hip-hop.—
Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Cora’s passion is helping people discover new ways to think about the commonplace, like our clothing.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The German proverb, roughly translated into English, means: Steady dripping caves the stone.—
Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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But remember, where there’s fire, there’s smoke, which may be a reversal of the standard proverb but is highly relevant here.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Truism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truism. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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