| Banal, platitudinal (5) |
Puzzler |
22 Apr 2024 |
| Cliched part of last rites (5) |
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| Stale, in a way |
|
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| Hackneyed like some ancient rites (5) |
|
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| Like stale expressions |
LA Times Daily |
09 Apr 2024 |
| Stale, like an overused sitcom plot |
|
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| The rhyme's right, but it's banal (5) |
|
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| Cliche |
LA Times Daily |
20 Mar 2024 |
| Like a stock quote? |
New York Times |
17 Mar 2024 |
| Banal, cliched |
|
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| Lacking freshness |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2024 |
| Hackneyed |
Mirror Quick |
07 Mar 2024 |
| The first ceremony is dull |
Mirror Cryptic |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Overworked |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2024 |
| Overdone |
New York Times Mini |
27 Feb 2024 |
| Lacking originality |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2024 |
| To tire after tea is commonplace (5) |
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| Hackneyed |
Mirror Quick |
18 Feb 2024 |
| The first ceremony is banal |
Mirror Cryptic |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Stale |
Premier Sunday |
18 Feb 2024 |
| The end of the last ceremony in need of modernisation (5) |
|
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| Stale from overuse |
|
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| Hackneyed |
LA Times Daily |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Stale, hackneyed |
The Times Concise |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Hackneyed form of the Last Rites |
|
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| Banal |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Overused |
Commuter |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Tense ceremony is routine (5) |
|
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| Not fresh |
New York Times |
05 Jan 2024 |
| Hackneyed part of the tributes (5) |
|
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| Boring over-used |
|
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| Written, "heart-broken" is obviously hackneyed (5) |
|
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| Most rites have something about them which is hackneyed (5) |
|
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| In the centre half, it is overused (5) |
|
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| Unoriginal |
USA Today |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Overused |
LA Times Daily |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Overly familiar, as a phrase |
Newsday |
06 Nov 2023 |
| Hackneyed ceremony after last part of Lent |
The Guardian Quiptic |
09 Oct 2023 |
| Clichéd |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2023 |
| Overused, as an expression |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Hackneyed |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Sep 2023 |
| Cliched |
Universal |
29 Sep 2023 |
| Banal |
New York Times |
23 Sep 2023 |
| Old hat |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2023 |
| Lacking originality |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2023 |
| Overused |
USA Today |
08 Sep 2023 |
| Overdone |
Universal |
16 Apr 2023 |
| Overused, as a phrase |
Newsday |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Like the saying 'You win some, you lose some' |
New York Times |
18 Mar 2023 |
| Overused |
Universal |
10 Feb 2023 |
| Like overly rehearsed comments, probably |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2023 |
| Unoriginal |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jan 2023 |
| Stale |
Canadiana |
26 Dec 2022 |
| Humdrum |
Newsday |
11 Dec 2022 |
| Overused, as an expression |
LA Times Daily |
28 Nov 2022 |
| Stale |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Heard all too often |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2022 |
| Banal |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Sep 2022 |
| Banal |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Sep 2022 |
| Unoriginal |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Hackneyed |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Aug 2022 |
| Done to death |
Universal |
17 Jul 2022 |
| Overused, as a phrase |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2022 |
| Hackneyed |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Jul 2022 |
| Hackneyed, ultimately worn-out, ceremonial |
The Times Cryptic |
25 May 2022 |
| Unoriginal |
USA Today |
17 May 2022 |
| Timeworn |
Newsday |
01 May 2022 |
| Like stale expressions |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Apr 2022 |
| Overused, as clichÈs |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2022 |
| Overused |
USA Today |
28 Jan 2022 |
| Stock starts to tank rapidly in terrified exchange |
|
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| Ceremony after time becomes banal |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Nov 2021 |
| Banal |
Universal |
26 Oct 2021 |
| Hackneyed |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Oct 2021 |
| Banal |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Oct 2021 |
| Hackneyed |
Universal |
03 Oct 2021 |
| Like a remark of little importance |
Family Time |
27 Sep 2021 |
| Overdone |
New York Times |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Like “It is what it is” |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Sep 2021 |
| Lacking originality |
LA Times Daily |
07 Sep 2021 |
| Lacking originality |
The Washington Post |
07 Sep 2021 |
| Unimaginative |
Newsday |
08 Aug 2021 |
| Far from original |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Worn-out fossil one to throw away |
|
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| All too familiar |
Newsday |
30 May 2021 |
| Ceremony after time is banal |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 May 2021 |
| Hackneyed |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 May 2021 |
| Tired |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2021 |
| Tired |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2021 |
| Banal |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Apr 2021 |
| Hackneyed |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Apr 2021 |
| Far from original |
New York Times |
31 Mar 2021 |
| Like the phrase 'brand spanking new,' ironically |
The Washington Post Sunday |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Platitudinous |
Newsday |
27 Mar 2021 |
| Overused, as a phrase |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Clichéd |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Overused, as a saying |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2021 |
| Too-often repeated |
Newsday |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Clichéd |
The Washington Post |
20 Jan 2021 |
| Clichéd |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jan 2021 |
| Cliche |
Universal |
12 Jan 2021 |
| Hackneyed |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Tired, tense author downing whiskey |
|
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| Overworked |
Newsday |
05 Dec 2020 |
| Banal start to traditional ceremony |
|
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| Tired, tense author downing whiskey |
|
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| Hackneyed |
LA Times Daily |
30 Aug 2020 |
| Hackneyed |
The Washington Post |
30 Aug 2020 |
| Lacking originality |
The Times Concise |
21 Aug 2020 |
| Opposite of original |
New York Times |
16 Jul 2020 |
| Stale |
Universal |
11 Jul 2020 |
| Overused |
Premier Sunday |
10 May 2020 |
| Hackneyed |
Universal |
18 Apr 2020 |
| Hackneyed |
The Times Concise |
02 Apr 2020 |
| Hardly original |
USA Today |
30 Mar 2020 |
| Overused |
USA Today |
28 Mar 2020 |
| Hackneyed |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Mar 2020 |
| No longer fresh |
Universal |
24 Dec 2019 |
| Nickel removed from salt for stock |
|
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| Like cornball humor |
USA Today |
04 Nov 2019 |
| Overdone |
Premier Sunday |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Overused |
Newsday |
18 Aug 2019 |
| Timeworn |
Newsday |
16 Aug 2019 |
| Banal, commonplace |
Irish Times Simplex |
01 Aug 2019 |
| Commonplace |
New York Times |
20 Jul 2019 |
| Moth-eaten |
USA Today |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Lacking freshness |
The Washington Post |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Lacking freshness |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Lacking originality and freshness |
|
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| Opposite of fresh |
The Washington Post Sunday |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Done to extremes |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Done to death |
USA Today |
06 Mar 2019 |
| Too-often repeated |
|
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| Lacking freshness |
|
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| Done to death |
|
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| Like cornball humor |
|
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| Moth-eaten |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Overused |
The Washington Post |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Overused |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Like cliches |
|
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| Another word for hackneyed or overused |
|
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| Much too familiar |
Newsday |
09 Dec 2018 |
| Done to death |
The Washington Post |
28 Nov 2018 |
| Done to death |
LA Times Daily |
28 Nov 2018 |
| After time, ceremony becomes dull |
|
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| Overly used, as expressions |
Newsday |
14 Nov 2018 |
| Original as a 48-Down? No |
Universal |
30 Oct 2018 |
| Far from innovative |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2018 |
| Banal |
The Guardian Speedy |
13 Oct 2018 |
| Hardly original |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Jul 2018 |
| Commonplace fish ordered by posh diner? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Jul 2018 |
| Ceremony after time becomes banal |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Jul 2018 |
| Far from original |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jun 2018 |
| Lacking in originality |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 May 2018 |
| Lacking originality |
The Washington Post |
26 May 2018 |
| Lacking originality |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2018 |
| Like a stale joke |
Universal |
18 May 2018 |
| Played out |
USA Today |
05 Apr 2018 |
| Platitudinous |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Mar 2018 |
| Like the expressions 'a dime a dozen' and 'a penny for your thoughts' |
New York Times |
20 Mar 2018 |
| Over-heard |
Newsday |
11 Mar 2018 |
| Far from fresh |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2018 |
| Unoriginal |
Universal |
09 Mar 2018 |
| Far from fresh |
The Washington Post |
09 Mar 2018 |
| Worn-out |
New York Times |
17 Feb 2018 |
| Stale, joke-wise |
Universal |
06 Feb 2018 |
| Too-often repeated |
|
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| Commonplace section of last rites |
|
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| After a short time the ceremony becomes banal |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Jan 2018 |
| Banal |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Jan 2018 |
| Overused |
|
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| Worn-out |
|
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| Done to death |
|
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| Lacking originality |
|
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| Like a stale joke |
|
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| Original as a 48-Down? No |
|
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| Stale, joke-wise |
|
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| Like the expressions "a dime a dozen" and "a penny for your thoughts" |
|
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| Far from original |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Hardly original |
|
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| Platitudinous |
|
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| Lacking originality |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Sep 2017 |
| Old hat initially tarnished ceremony |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Jun 2017 |
| Overused, as a saying |
Universal |
06 Jun 2017 |
| Mundane |
Canadiana |
24 Apr 2017 |
| Like the invitation line 'Be there or be square' |
New York Times |
18 Apr 2017 |
| After time, ceremony becomes commonplace |
|
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| Used too much |
New York Times |
17 Feb 2017 |
| Unoriginal end to infant's baptism? |
|
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| What 'fresh as a daisy' is, ironically |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 Jan 2017 |
| Used too much |
|
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| Overused, as a saying |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Like the invitation line "Be there or be square" |
|
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| What "fresh as a daisy" is, ironically |
|
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| Hackneyed |
The Guardian Speedy |
18 Dec 2016 |
| Overused leading trademark is pronounced right |
Irish Times Crosaire |
13 Dec 2016 |
| Like a cliche |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2016 |
| Banal |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Sep 2016 |
| (Of an idea) lacking in originality |
The Times Concise |
02 Sep 2016 |
| No longer original |
Universal |
01 Sep 2016 |
| Much-seen-before |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2016 |
| Banal ending for magnificent ceremony |
|
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| Like cliches |
USA Today |
02 Apr 2016 |
| All too familiar |
LA Times Daily |
29 Feb 2016 |
| Cornball |
Universal |
12 Feb 2016 |
| Lacking in freshness |
Universal |
24 Jan 2016 |
| Like a cliche |
|
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| Cornball |
|
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| No longer original |
|
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| Lacking in freshness |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Beginning of traditional ceremony, lacking originality |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Dec 2015 |
| Overused |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2015 |
| All too familiar |
New York Times |
06 Oct 2015 |
| Dull ending of secret ceremony |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Sep 2015 |
| Well-worn |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2015 |
| Worn out by overuse |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2015 |
| Observance after time lacking originality |
|
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| Far from original |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2015 |
| Hardly original |
New York Times |
27 May 2015 |
| Hackneyed |
USA Today |
06 Mar 2015 |
| Repeated too often |
Universal |
21 Feb 2015 |
| Hackneyed |
New York Times |
18 Feb 2015 |
| Overused |
|
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| Hardly original |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Worn out by overuse |
|
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| All too familiar |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Repeated too often |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Far from original |
|
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| Well-worn |
|
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| Like a cliché |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Like "old as the hills" |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Played out |
|
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| Lacking spontaneity |
|
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| Lacking freshness |
|
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| Hackneyed or unimaginative |
|
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| Cliché-ridden |
|
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| Cliche-ridden |
|
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| Unimaginative |
|
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| Too-often repeated |
|
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| Stale |
|
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| Done to death |
|
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| Unimaginative |
|
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| Uninspired |
|
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| Overused, as an expression |
|
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| All too familiar |
|
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| Much-heard |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Repentant |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Done to death |
|
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| Hardly fresh |
|
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| Like "Have a nice day," for example |
|
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| Tired |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Shopworn |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Said too often |
|
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| Done to death |
|
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| Said too often |
|
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| Shopworn |
|
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| Some of convent rite lacking originality |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Like an old cliche |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Banal |
|
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| Overused, as a saying |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Overly common |
|
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| Like a worn-out maxim |
|
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| Like overused crossword clues |
|
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| Unoriginal and dull |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Like overused crossword clues |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Worn out by use |
|
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| Like "Have a nice day!" |
|
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| Cliche-ridden |
|
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| Formulaic |
|
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| Overused, as a phrase |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Uninspired |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Banal |
|
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| Not novel |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Uninspired |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Heard too often |
|
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| Banal |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Cliched |
|
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| Overdone |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Shopworn |
|
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| Warmed-over |
|
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| Not at all original |
|
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| Overworked, as a phrase |
|
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| Overdone |
|
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| Overused, as a phrase |
|
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| Overused, as expressions |
|
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| Stale |
|
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| Not at all original |
|
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| Shopworn |
|
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| Warmed-over |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Overdone |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Played-out |
|
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| Like many a cliché |
|
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| Contemptibly familiar |
|
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| Shopworn |
|
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| Like cliches |
|
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| Contemptibly familiar |
|
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| Banal |
|
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| Cliched |
|
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| Cornball |
|
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| Moth-eaten |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Cornball |
|
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| Banal |
|
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| Banal |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Overused, as a phrase |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Cliched |
|
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| Like a worn-out maxim |
|
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| Shopworn |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Corny |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Much-heard |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| No longer fresh |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Cornball |
|
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| Stale |
|
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| Lacking originality |
|
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| Cornball |
|
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| Commonplace |
|
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| Stale |
|
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| No longer fresh |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Overdone |
|
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| Cliched |
|
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| Overused |
|
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| Overdone |
|
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| Unoriginal |
|
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| Formulaic |
|
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| Beaten to death |
|
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| Uninspired |
|
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| Not fresh |
|
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| Cliched |
|
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| Banal |
|
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| Like a sunset at the end of a movie |
|
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| Stating the obvious |
|
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| Clichéd |
|
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| Uninteresting |
|
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| Stale |
|
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| Shopworn |
|
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| Hackneyed |
|
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| Like a cliche |
|
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| Ceremony after time becomes banal |
|
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| Formulaic |
|
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| Lacking spontaneity |
|
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| Shopworn |
|
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| Undistinguished |
|
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| Overly common |
|
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| Like a worn-out maxim |
|
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| Humdrum |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Like some speeches |
|
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| Cliche |
|
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| Lacking freshness |
|
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| Not novel |
|
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| Old hat |
|
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| Stale |
|
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| Said too often |
|
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| Contemptibly familiar |
|
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| Threadbare |
|
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| Like "Hot enough for you?" |
|
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| Stale |
|
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| Lacking originality |
|
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| No longer fresh |
|
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| Old as Methuselah, in a way |
|
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| Overworked |
|
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| Uninspired |
|
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| Platitudinous |
|
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| Overdone |
|
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| Banal |
|
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| Threadbare |
|
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| Like a cliché |
|
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| Stale |
|
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| Like an old chestnut |
|
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| No longer fresh |
|
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| Like a platitude |
|
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| Vapid |
|
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| Jejune |
|
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| Not original |
|
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| Timeworn |
|
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| Far from fresh |
|
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| Well-worn |
|
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| Like a thrice-told tale |
|
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| Timeworn, as a joke |
|
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| Lacking imagination |
|
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| Stereotyped |
|
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| Often heard before |
|
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| Corny |
|
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| Like old Jokes |
|
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| Old-hat |
|
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| Thrice-told |
|
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| Cliché-ridden |
|
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| Stale. |
|
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| Stereotyped. |
|
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| Overused. |
|
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| Banal. |
|
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| Bromidic. |
|
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| Shopworn. |
|
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| Humdrum. |
|
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| Commonplace. |
|
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| Hackneyed. |
|
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| Overdone. |
|
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| Threadbare. |
|
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| Often heard before. |
|
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| Clichélike. |
|
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| Lacking novelty. |
|
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| Unimaginative. |
|
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| Relative of 33 Down. |
|
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| Vapid. |
|
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| Not original. |
|
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| Meaningless from repetition. |
|
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| Platitudinous. |
|
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| Unoriginal. |
|
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| Corny. |
|
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| Twice-told. |
|
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| No longer amusing. |
|
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| This is almost tripe, but has "It" |
|
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| Like hackneyed writing |
|
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