as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes the narrative trope of two rival characters falling in love by the end of the story
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The trope of numb despair as a response to unending horror is one of the hallmarks of 21st-century Mexican literature.
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Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
As quickly as the Oakland Parks Department paints over these hateful tropes, fresh ones appear.
—Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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
Yet even its many mistakes might have added up to something workable had not its creators leaned on a dead-tired organizational trope.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
As quickly as the Oakland Parks Department paints over these hateful tropes, fresh ones appear.
—Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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
Yet even its many mistakes might have added up to something workable had not its creators leaned on a dead-tired organizational trope.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Trope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trope. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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