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a
: a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech
b
: a common or overused theme or device : cliché
the usual horror movie tropes
2
: a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages
: body characterized by (such) a state
allotrope
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Noun
a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes
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Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
So while many will talk about de-dollarization, a treasury bond collapse, runaway inflation – all the usual tropes – those aren’t necessary for gold to surge.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But unlike that 1996 Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino joint, Sinners isn’t winking at the audience from behind grotesque violence and droll B-movie tropes.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The call is coming from inside the house, as the classic horror trope goes.
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund were hoping to thwart Paris Saint-Germain’s and Barcelona’s charge for the Champions League trophy last week, but neither team were able to spin the underdog trope successfully.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
So while many will talk about de-dollarization, a treasury bond collapse, runaway inflation – all the usual tropes – those aren’t necessary for gold to surge.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But unlike that 1996 Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino joint, Sinners isn’t winking at the audience from behind grotesque violence and droll B-movie tropes.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The call is coming from inside the house, as the classic horror trope goes.
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Trope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trope. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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