as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
an op-ed piece that's offers nothing but warmed-over chestnuts for solving the city's financial woes
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Recent Examples of chestnut
Soaking the chestnuts helps them to get a little softer before roasting.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Think pine cones, chestnuts, mushroom decorations, feathers, and a variety of forest creatures.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Each is scented with decadent Cardamom Chestnut, which features notes of spicy black cardamom, roasted chestnuts, creamy vanilla, and warm woods.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
On board, travelers are welcomed with an amenity kit featuring Caudalie skincare products and treated to multi-course meals and organic wines (think: scallops with chestnuts and honeyed butternut squash).
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Think pine cones, chestnuts, mushroom decorations, feathers, and a variety of forest creatures.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Each is scented with decadent Cardamom Chestnut, which features notes of spicy black cardamom, roasted chestnuts, creamy vanilla, and warm woods.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
On board, travelers are welcomed with an amenity kit featuring Caudalie skincare products and treated to multi-course meals and organic wines (think: scallops with chestnuts and honeyed butternut squash).
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chestnut
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According to Nate, what makes working with Marielle satisfying isn’t just her determination to avoid the cliche, but her willingness to look for the best idea up until the last possible minute.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2024
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Of the many threadbare cliches passed down among wine lovers, the idea that white wines do not merit aging is among the most egregious.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
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The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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In place of triumph-of-the-human-spirit bromides, though, what the book delivers is its own kind of cinema, harsh and true.New York Times, New York Times, 8 July 2024
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But remember, where there’s fire, there’s smoke, which may be a reversal of the standard proverb but is highly relevant here.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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To paraphrase an old proverb, the best time to connect the fights for trans and reproductive rights was decades ago.Colleen Hamilton, Them, 4 Dec. 2024
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Since then, Musk has tweeted dozens of times on the subject—mostly amplifying anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim tropes, which British right-wing activists have attached to the abuse scandals for many years.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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In what’s become a standard trope during such disputes, the operator went on to claim that the majority of Optimum video customers do not watch MSG programming.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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That said, there are guideposts and truisms that will give many savers a good shot at getting it right, experts said.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Against the old truism that translators have unfair leverage over others, these three novels reveal the powerlessness of the translator.Irina Dumitrescu, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
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Prejudices Today: Can recite political platitudes and career ambitions with ease.Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nathanson plumps the story with platitudes and moments that could lead to, well, more franchising.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Barton appears to enjoy juxtaposing the banality of Helen’s life as a wife and mother—flawlessly hosting her husband’s holiday work party, sticking jewels on a crown for a Nativity costume—with the extravagant action of her secret life.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The language of war ranges from the tired banalities of militarist rhetoric to visceral combinations of horror, tenderness, and irony that produce memorable evocations of modern combat.Karen Parker Lears, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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What’s Great About It Water quickly evaporates from the surface Low maintenance Elevated appearance What Could Be Better Grooves can trip you up As the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new.Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
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As the saying goes, great things come in small packages.Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Chestnut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chestnut. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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