as in cliche
used or heard so often as to be dull
she quickly learned to ignore her children's hackney complaints like "It isn't fair" and "Why me?"
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as in to overuse
to use so much as to make less appealing
advertisers have hackneyed the word "revolutionary" so much that it now just means that a product is new
Synonyms & Similar Words
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as in surrey
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as in pony
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Recent Examples of hackney
Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018
Peter Hartlaub, Orange County Register, 6 Apr. 2017
Adjective
Acceptable modes of transit include a 1969 Mini Cooper, any model of Range Rover that Prince Philip once drove, or a hackney carriage.
—Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018
Noun
Director Zach Braff runs in the opposite direction of these stereotypes and all other things hackneyed, crafting an enjoyable time at the movies.
—Peter Hartlaub, Orange County Register, 6 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hackney
Verb
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Let your child know that overusing harsh ingredients or layering multiple products can damage their skin—yes, even if it's being promoted by social media influencers.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
10 June 2025
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These storms are why Coloradans overuse the cliche Don’t like the weather?—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
6 June 2025
Noun
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When Tran rang it, Daisy and Kelsey pulled up in a surrey.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2024
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The clanging warning that a family in a four-wheel surrey pedicab is rolling up behind you.—
Tim Ebner,
Washington Post,
10 July 2024
Noun
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The event highlighted local artists, authors and businesses and included painting, bounce houses, face painting, pony rides and more.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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In Europe, there was also the option of a 4.2-liter V-8, which dialed up the ponies to 286 but came with the four-speed automatic as standard and the manual gearbox as an option.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Her writing resonated with me as the father of a respectful, intelligent kid who may be stereotyped while wearing a black hoodie.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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All the focus on weight neglects the very real risk for developing an eating disorder during this phase of life, in part because eating disorders are still so often inaccurately stereotyped as only a teenage affliction.—
Time,
Time,
26 June 2025
Noun
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In Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish production, the moment is an awe-inspiring spectacle, evoking the Latin Quarter in Paris and bustling with some 250 people onstage — and a donkey and a horse, who pulls a hansom cab onstage for a dramatic entrance.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 May 2022
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The three musicians have grown from talented tweens to svelte, beyond-hansom thirty somethings.—
Doug MacCash,
NOLA.com,
17 Sep. 2017
Noun
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Eight of his flat racehorses (as opposed to jump racing over fences) with four UK trainers are owned in partnership with Ian McAleavy, head of football for nine years at Starlizard, a global leader in specialist online sports betting advice established by Bloom in Camden, north London, in 2006.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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The shortlist includes a personal nuclear reactor, a thoroughbred racehorse farm, and a private submarine.—
J. George Gorant,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Mowing Lawns Homeowners are usually away on vacation or are probably too tired to maintain their yards.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But, in Dick’s opinion, Charlie grew tired of baseball’s daily grind.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
22 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hackney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hackney. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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