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Thesaurus entry: hackneyed
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hackneyed
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adjective
using hackneyed phrases
synonyms
: hack, banal, trite, overused, overworked, tired, worn-out, time-worn, stale, stereotyped, clichéd, platitudinous, unoriginal, unimaginative, commonplace, common, pedestrian, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, stock, conventional;
inf.
played-out, corny, old-hat.
antonyms:
fresh; ...
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Article: `Hackneyed' Feature
The Washington Post;
May 30, 1987 ;
343 words
... ... more than a blur on the way to "Bloom County" or "Herman." For those misguided few who do believe, the feature offers hackneyed phrases, such as "You'll make new contacts" and "Ask questions to get the information you need," which do nothing ...
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