| Trite |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2022 |
| Prohibit everything, almost, in flat |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Aug 2022 |
| Trite |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Jul 2022 |
| Insipid |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Jul 2022 |
| Far from original |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2022 |
| Overfamiliar through overuse |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 May 2022 |
| Insipid |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Apr 2022 |
| Hackneyed |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Mar 2022 |
| Yawn-inducing |
The Washington Post |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Yawn-inducing |
LA Times Daily |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Unimaginative |
USA Today |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Overdone; trite |
The Guardian Speedy |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Boring |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jan 2022 |
| Trite |
Universal |
28 Dec 2021 |
| Boringly unoriginal |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Nov 2021 |
| Hackneyed |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Nov 2021 |
| Embargo placed on almost entire stock |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Ho-hum |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2021 |
| Ho-hum |
The Washington Post |
19 Aug 2021 |
| Unoriginal |
LA Times Daily |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Unoriginal |
The Washington Post |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Trite |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jul 2021 |
| Unoriginal |
USA Today |
06 Jun 2021 |
| Commonplace in a bad way |
USA Today |
29 May 2021 |
| Hackneyed |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 May 2021 |
| Far from scintillating |
Newsday |
13 May 2021 |
| Mundane |
The Guardian Speedy |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Trite |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Mar 2021 |
| Taliban dismiss it as run-of-the-mill |
Irish Times Crosaire |
06 Mar 2021 |
| Run-of-the-mill |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2021 |
| Hardly original |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2021 |
| Trite |
New York Times |
12 Oct 2020 |
| Boringly unoriginal |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Aug 2020 |
| Clichéd |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Aug 2020 |
| Trite |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2020 |
| Hackneyed |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jul 2020 |
| Mundane |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Jun 2020 |
| Not the least bit fresh, as writing |
Family Time |
10 May 2020 |
| Commonplace |
Universal |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Put a stop to almost everything trivial |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Nov 2019 |
| So last year |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2019 |
| Far from fresh |
Universal |
07 Sep 2019 |
| Trite |
The Times Concise |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Trivial |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 May 2019 |
| Played out |
USA Today |
14 May 2019 |
| Predictably trite |
Thomas Joseph |
09 May 2019 |
| Old-hat |
Universal |
26 Apr 2019 |
| Tediously unoriginal |
The Times Concise |
24 Apr 2019 |
| Insipid |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Mar 2019 |
| Boringly conventional |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Trite; humdrum |
The Guardian Speedy |
03 Feb 2019 |
| So last year |
|
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| Played out |
|
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| Ho-hum |
|
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| Old-hat |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Boringly conventional |
|
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| Timeworn |
LA Times Daily |
29 Dec 2018 |
| Timeworn |
The Washington Post |
29 Dec 2018 |
| Ho-hum |
USA Today |
27 Dec 2018 |
| Far from original |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2018 |
| Stop a student getting stock |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Oct 2018 |
| Tediously unoriginal |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Oct 2018 |
| Unoriginal and boring |
Universal |
28 Sep 2018 |
| Boringly familiar |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2018 |
| Hackneyed |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jul 2018 |
| Prohibit a line that's mundane |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Common outlaw, Mr Capone |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Jun 2018 |
| Mundane |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2018 |
| Ho-hum |
Premier Sunday |
28 Jan 2018 |
| Unoriginal |
Premier Sunday |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Mundane |
|
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| Unoriginal and boring |
|
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| Far from original |
|
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| Timeworn |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Hackneyed |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2017 |
| Humdrum |
The Washington Post |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Humdrum |
LA Times Daily |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Yawn-inducing |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2017 |
| Yawn-inducing |
The Washington Post |
21 May 2017 |
| It's rather cliched to say it's concealed in Taliban allegations |
Irish Times Crosaire |
06 May 2017 |
| Yawn-inducing |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Mar 2017 |
| Humdrum |
|
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| Yawn-inducing |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Overly familiar |
The Washington Post |
20 Nov 2016 |
| Blah |
The Washington Post |
03 Nov 2016 |
| Threadbare |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Oct 2016 |
| Yawn-inspiring |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2016 |
| Not at all original |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2016 |
| Everyday |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jul 2016 |
| Trite |
The Washington Post |
04 Jun 2016 |
| Stop a lecturer being trivial |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Jun 2016 |
| Far from fresh |
Newsday |
07 May 2016 |
| Old hat |
The Washington Post |
30 Apr 2016 |
| Far from fresh |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Mar 2016 |
| Bland or trite |
Universal |
14 Mar 2016 |
| Unremarkable |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
11 Mar 2016 |
| Not fresh |
The Washington Post |
28 Feb 2016 |
| Pedestrian |
Newsday |
23 Jan 2016 |
| Unremarkable |
|
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| Not at all original |
|
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| Everyday |
|
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| Yawn-inspiring |
|
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| Trite |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Dec 2015 |
| Old hat found in bar by a lake |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Nov 2015 |
| Idol's assumed name far from original |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Oct 2015 |
| Yawn-inducing |
Universal |
31 Jul 2015 |
| It's rather clich?d to say it's concealed in Taliban allegations |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Jul 2015 |
| Humdrum |
Premier Sunday |
05 Jul 2015 |
| Unoriginal |
LA Times Daily |
31 Mar 2015 |
| Commonplace |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Yawn-inducing |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Boringly unoriginal |
|
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| Mundane |
|
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| Dull |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Not very original |
|
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| Mundane |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Without zip |
|
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| Ho-hum |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Quite unoriginal |
|
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| Mundane |
|
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| Yawn-inspiring |
|
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| Far from original |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Far from original |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Timeworn |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Far from original |
|
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| Insipid |
|
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| Dully repetitive |
|
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| Not the least bit fresh |
|
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| Overfamiliar |
|
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| Yawn-inspiring |
|
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| Overfamiliar |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Not fresh |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Not "wow"-worthy |
|
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| Not fresh |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Far from original |
|
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| Insipid |
|
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| Not fresh |
|
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| Like an old saw |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Like "Have a nice day" |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Highly hackneyed |
|
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| Hardly scintillating |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Yawn-inspiring |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Overdone |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Mundane |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Well-worn |
|
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| Predictably trite |
|
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| Mediocre |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Yawn-inspiring |
|
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| So yesterday |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Far from original |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Clichèd |
|
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| Everyday |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Shopworn |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Clichèd |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Not very interesting |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Unstimulating |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Predictable, in a way |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Run-of-the-mill |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Corny |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Lacking originality |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Trite |
|
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| Ordinary |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Insipid |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Meaningless |
|
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| Dull |
|
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| Well-worn |
|
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| Not the least bit fresh |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Tired, in a way |
|
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| Yawn-inducing |
|
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| Highly hackneyed |
|
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| Hardly scintillating |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Very commonplace |
|
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| Insipid |
|
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| Insipid; twice-told |
|
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| Vapid |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Devoid of originality |
|
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| Lacking freshness |
|
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| Ordinary |
|
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| Twice-told |
|
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| Trivial |
|
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| Overused. |
|
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| Hackneyed. |
|
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| Vapid. |
|
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| Commonplace. |
|
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| Trite. |
|
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| Trivial. |
|
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| Ordinary. |
|
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| Not stimulating. |
|
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| Wanting novelty. |
|
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| Insipid. |
|
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| Flat. |
|
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| Jejune. |
|
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| Lacking originality. |
|
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| Penny-in-the-slot. |
|
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| Stereotyped. |
|
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| Platitudinous. |
|
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| Extremely hokey |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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