as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully
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Recent Examples of bromide
But Lee, wise to how the heart stutters, didn’t pander to audiences with bromides like love is love.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Antihistamines to reduce the body’s immune response (e.g., diphenhydramine)
Bronchodilators to open the airways (e.g., albuterol or ipratropium bromide and albuterol)
Your healthcare team will continue to assess your health status and give additional medications if needed.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
In place of triumph-of-the-human-spirit bromides, though, what the book delivers is its own kind of cinema, harsh and true.
—New York Times, 8 July 2024
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Antihistamines to reduce the body’s immune response (e.g., diphenhydramine)
Bronchodilators to open the airways (e.g., albuterol or ipratropium bromide and albuterol)
Your healthcare team will continue to assess your health status and give additional medications if needed.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
In place of triumph-of-the-human-spirit bromides, though, what the book delivers is its own kind of cinema, harsh and true.
—New York Times, 8 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bromide
Noun
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So at least in her case, the Wild West cliches hold pretty true.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Historically, these White House sit-downs were dull affairs, replete with grip-and-grin platitudes and geopolitical jargon.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
22 May 2025
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The lyrics, also Thurber’s, reiterate the kinds of platitudes found in Goddess’s book.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
Noun
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In a video interview, James spoke about her favorite ax murderers, the banality of chain saws and Paul Bunyan.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Despite—or maybe because of—its willingness to court banality, Childish Literature feels much fresher.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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According to Joyce, however, this truism depicts both Bloomsbury and the Victorians as monoliths and prevents a nuanced understanding of the complex ways Bloomsbury engaged with its Victorian past.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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Democrats who look to California for inspiration would do well to keep that simple truism in mind.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Luxury scented candles, like room sprays for that matter, have the power to elevate any moment: taking it from commonplace to utterly indulgent.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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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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“Bromide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bromide. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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