as in cliche
used or heard so often as to be dull
the speaker offered disappointingly trite sentiments about embracing each challenge as an opportunity
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Recent Examples of trite
But Gallot's more workmanlike prose and often trite observations, faithfully translated from the French by Arielle Aaronson, is better at capturing the nuts and bolts of this institution than its soaring spirit.
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Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
When the first Last of Us game debuted in 2013, zombie fiction was already trite and exhausting, but the game still succeeded by virtue of being a technical marvel that also focused squarely on its characters.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The Liberal Party ad played up many trite but true Canadian stereotypes and jokes that are not going to cut it during this sobering election campaign.
—Paula Newton, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
From its humble, almost trite beginnings to fighting for humanity’s survival on a galactic scale, Gunbuster delivers on all of it and never disappoints for even a single frame.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
When the first Last of Us game debuted in 2013, zombie fiction was already trite and exhausting, but the game still succeeded by virtue of being a technical marvel that also focused squarely on its characters.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The Liberal Party ad played up many trite but true Canadian stereotypes and jokes that are not going to cut it during this sobering election campaign.
—Paula Newton, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
From its humble, almost trite beginnings to fighting for humanity’s survival on a galactic scale, Gunbuster delivers on all of it and never disappoints for even a single frame.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trite
Adjective
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Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While infants and toddlers between the ages of 0 to 2 years are more likely to experience a stuffy nose, cough, poor appetite, fussiness, and sleep problems, children between the ages of 3 to 5 years mainly complain of sleepiness, feeling tired during daytime, low energy and dry cough.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Family members said Jacobs had talked about feeling tired, but not about wanting to take his own life.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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This hackneyed stance has turned his concert performances shrill and hollow.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 May 2025
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Yet these hackneyed qualities are minor aspects of a production that otherwise can be eye-opening and newly invigorating.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Trite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trite. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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