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cliché
an expression that has become overused and unoriginal
Synonyms
- platitude
- truism
- banality
cliché in a sentence
Her essay opened with a tired cliché about following your dreams.
The judges docked points because the speech relied on one cliché after another instead of original ideas.
Where it comes from
From French clicher 'to stereotype (in printing)'
Memory hook
CLICHÉ sounds like 'click-shay' — click the same phrase again and again.
Read it in context
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