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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
the wooden steps to the timeworn cottage had rotted and several shutters were missing
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as in cliche
used or heard so often as to be dull
I'm sick of the timeworn "How you've grown!" every time she sees me
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Recent Examples of timeworn
There are the timeworn protests that making bigger sizes is too hard and too expensive.
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Kara Richardson Whitely, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2022
Mitchell says that modern pieces, with their harder edges and cleaner lines, marry so well to burnished, timeworn antiques.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2022
Like all genres, forest horror traffics in a number of timeworn tropes.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2022
To be sure, many recent witch novels explore timeworn themes: Witches are distrusted and feared and must conceal themselves from the world.
—Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
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Kara Richardson Whitely, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2022
Mitchell says that modern pieces, with their harder edges and cleaner lines, marry so well to burnished, timeworn antiques.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2022
Like all genres, forest horror traffics in a number of timeworn tropes.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2022
To be sure, many recent witch novels explore timeworn themes: Witches are distrusted and feared and must conceal themselves from the world.
—Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
See all Example Sentences for timeworn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timeworn
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But owners Five Dallas Partners — which shares ownership with CBZ Management, the company that controls several dilapidated properties in Denver and Aurora — have taken no action to secure the property, Chamberlain wrote.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
10 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Eagles were able to rest their starters and still coast against the dilapidated Giants.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2025
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If coordinated correctly, Trump’s tariff threats offer an enormous opportunity for America’s neglected waterfront.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers also met to better understand the difficulties counties face in finding temporary placements for neglected and special needs children.—
Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Dec. 2024
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Tragedies can be examined by those outside of its sphere of destruction, but the groundswell of feeling from Mexican viewers and critics is that there was little or no care taken to understand the cultural grief beyond stereotyped spectacle.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Founded by artists who grew up in Maryvale, Salcido said the purpose of Labor is to be the bridge that shows the artistic capacity and potential of Maryvale because the neighborhood is too often stereotyped, underrepresented and ignored.—
David Ulloa Jr,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Dec. 2024
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The upstairs restaurant serves Italian classics with a twist, as well as couscous and dishes prepared in a wok, which can be a nice change for those tired of pizza and pasta.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some women combat veterans and military experts say Hegseth's likely rise to Trump's cabinet has left them frustrated and exhausted and has revived tired, sexist arguments against their service.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Good news is bad news for investors, as the hackneyed phrase goes.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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But the hackneyed drama hasn’t mustered much enthusiasm from critics or moviegoers, and was unsurprisingly overlooked in the Globes’ best drama category.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Timeworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timeworn. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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