Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective repeated regularly without thought or originality.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
clichéd .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective repeated regularly without thought or originality
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Examples
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Not because they're cliches, although one may see them used in cliched ways.
Stumbling Blocks kateelliott 2006
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The message of the movie -- and its makers admit it sounds "corny" and "cliched" -- is one of connection.
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The message of the movie -- and its makers admit it sounds "corny" and "cliched" -- is one of connection.
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The message of the movie -- and its makers admit it sounds "corny" and "cliched" -- is one of connection.
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Who can deny Stephen Lang was one fantastic bad ass however 'cliched' he might have been and I loved Sam Worthington's gentle, subtle style of acting.
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But the term I'd add is "cliched," because the most ridiculous piece of "journalism" on offer is this article, cited by Chittum, penned by "reporter" Tom Seslar.
BP Sends PR Professionals To Gulf Coast To Pretend To Be Journalists 2010
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So, when this band started, for various reasons, we'd become very disinterested in what we found to be the, you know, kind of cliched ways of playing guitar and playing drums.
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I put that in quotes because I actually find him kind of cliched, but he is very talented.
Archive 2009-03-01 Kat 2009
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The leading story, "Moon Race" by Ben Bova falls into the "cliched" category.
Lots of Cliches and Some Very Poor Pacing Karen Burnham 2009
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I put that in quotes because I actually find him kind of cliched, but he is very talented.
American Idol: Motown Week. Kat 2009
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