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hackneyed

British pronunciation/hˈæknɪd/
American pronunciation/ˈhæknid/
hackneyed
[ADJECTIVE]
1

(of phrases, words, ideas, etc.) used so much that it has lost its effect, interest, or originality

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Examples
1These different trials and tribulations but nothing felt hackneyed.
2But hey, that's pretty hackneyed.
3To a very hackneyed understanding of what Western thought is.
4It was likely a number of hackneyed responses to Mr. Dickinson's quotations.
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