shibboleths

noun

Definition of shibbolethsnext
plural of shibboleth
1
as in slogans
an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product) we knew that their claim of giving "the best deal in town" was just a shibboleth

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as in cliches
an idea or expression that has been used by many people there's a lot of truth in the shibboleth that if you give some people an inch, they'll take a mile

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  1. slogans
  2. banners
  3. platitudes
  4. tropes
Noun
  • Some chanted anti-Assad slogans and honked horns.
    Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • People chanted anti-Assad slogans and honked car horns.
    ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN and ABBY SEWELL, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of slogans
Noun
  • Kroger and Albertsons own dozens of regional banners that millions of people shop in daily.
    Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This includes five free decor bundles, two loading screens, three player banners, and the Raven's Mausoleum Build.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of banners
Noun
  • This narrative represents Millennial Hollywood at its most opportunistic, trading social-justice platitudes for bloodlust.
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of platitudes
Noun
  • The report also found certain antisemitic tropes, some that date back to Shakespeare’s times — the greedy Shylock, the nebbish man, the overbearing Jewish mother — are still alive.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of tropes
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“Shibboleths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shibboleths. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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