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
Dishes like a roast chicken presented over a spiced bulgar pilaf with raisins and chestnuts, or eggplants broiled tender with pomegranate and yogurt sauce demonstrate Roden’s expert mixing of traditional and modern.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2025
The shop on Via Victor Hugo, which first opened in 1911, specializes in confectionary, such as pralines and candied chestnuts displayed in antique wooden and glass cases.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Don’t expect chestnuts roasting on open fires or sleigh bells ringing in the snow.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
With twinkling lights, festive music, and the scent of roasted chestnuts in the air, these markets promise an enchanting experience for all who visit.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2025
The shop on Via Victor Hugo, which first opened in 1911, specializes in confectionary, such as pralines and candied chestnuts displayed in antique wooden and glass cases.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Don’t expect chestnuts roasting on open fires or sleigh bells ringing in the snow.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
With twinkling lights, festive music, and the scent of roasted chestnuts in the air, these markets promise an enchanting experience for all who visit.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chestnut
Noun
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Many of the cliches about this compact, one-club city hold true.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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But my money’s on Baker, one of the world’s finest filmmakers who tells stories about characters Hollywood so often turns into cliches and leaves behind.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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The German proverb, roughly translated into English, means: Steady dripping caves the stone.—
Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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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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As quickly as the Oakland Parks Department paints over these hateful tropes, fresh ones appear.—
Mark Cohen,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Blood Typers also makes use of a lot of the familiar survival-horror game tropes for increasing that tension, including strict limits on ammunition and inventory space.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
8 Mar. 2025
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Murphy is now closing in on 200 senior appearances for Newcastle which isn’t bad, all things considered, and the last blissful month has only served to reinforce an old truism that the best teams are not always formed of the players who glitter most.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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This truism sits at the very heart of Republicans' fight over a grand budget deal.—
Axios,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The film follows an ensemble of campers who are weary of platitudes about grief, and speak to one another from a place of radical honesty that is by turns heartbreaking and darkly hilarious, embracing irreverent humor as a cathartic means of self-expression.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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The members simply rounded up the usual suspects of platitudes.—
Vincent Turley,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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Yesterday’s pangrams were attainability, banality and inability.—
Benjamin Mueller,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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The images are captivating in their intimacy and in their banality.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Feb. 2025
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Chris Goettl, vice president of security product management at Ivanti, meanwhile, said that in the Midwest there’s a saying about March which goes in like a lion, out like a lamb.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Buy the rumor; sell the news, as the old saying goes.—
Ben Walsh,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Chestnut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chestnut. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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