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Recent Examples of platitudinal
Callie seems to be anticipating—or demanding—some soothing, platitudinal advice.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021
There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021
Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021
There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021
Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitudinal
Adjective
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For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
17 Oct. 2024
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These meager efforts to humanize them further in a couple shots does little to improve their platitudinous conception.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Its imposing size and dramatic silhouette should, according to conventional design wisdom, limit its range.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 36 dwarf galaxies are varied in their properties, and many exhibit puzzling orbits that conventional theories have so far been unable to explain.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This was influenced by a $3.0 million gain from the adjustment of derivative warrant liabilities.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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The group has been criticized for being derivative and cliché, a discount AC/DC riddled with inconsistencies.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Platitudinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitudinal. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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