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
The intrigue: Because most chestnuts are imported, domestically grown chestnuts are profitable to produce and sell today.
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Richard Collings, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
That's kind of an old chestnut of his that he's been doing for decades.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
Cyclists picked up paper cones holding hot roasted chestnuts, and perhaps cups of Chianti.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Shapes like chestnuts, turnips, corn and pea pods, all meant to appeal to America’s agricultural roots.
—Aaron Mahnke, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Richard Collings, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
That's kind of an old chestnut of his that he's been doing for decades.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
Cyclists picked up paper cones holding hot roasted chestnuts, and perhaps cups of Chianti.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Shapes like chestnuts, turnips, corn and pea pods, all meant to appeal to America’s agricultural roots.
—Aaron Mahnke, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for chestnut
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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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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This brings up the proverb of wanting to have your cake and eat it too.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The trope of the toxic drama teacher rears its head: David and Sarah’s enigmatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley, manipulates their emotions and desires in the name of art.Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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To promote more diverse and nuanced depictions of Jewish Americans, the study recommended elevating Jewish characters whose stories often remain untold; being mindful of tropes that associate Jews with money or power; and giving voice to Jewish pride and joy.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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The history of wellness suggests that the best way to defuse Kennedy’s power is not by litigating each one of his beliefs, some of which are irrefutable health truisms, but by understanding why the promise of being well has such lasting appeal.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Yet, in business, this truism is often easier said than internalized.Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Third, your motivation is assumed as seeking ego-boosting platitudes and simply is intended to stoke your self-image.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Her tenure in the U.S. Senate was marked by support for standard-issue progressive platitudes.Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
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None capture the awkward banality of the candidate’s actual campaign stop.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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This is about the banality of everyday life, about people merely following trends without thought.Reece Rogers, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2024
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What Team Northeast's saying: Philly's too hard-edge to be anything but Northeast.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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There’s a saying that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Chestnut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chestnut. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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