as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
ended his letter with the overused truism, "You can't win them all!"
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Recent Examples of truism
There are certain truisms that are hard to resist when talking about an album like Debí Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Bad Bunny’s sixth.
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Joan Escutia, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Juan Bernal Santa Ana While there are exceptions to every rule, there are two general truisms regarding trades by sports teams.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
But there’s a truism embedded in its hyperbole: Most people on good terms with their mother would describe her as the world’s greatest, regardless of any flaws and errors along the way.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Sure, better a Jesse than the Pacific Lumber Company, but there’s still a sentimental solipsism in Redwood, an uneasy aspect of emotional tourism smothered in a broadside of throw-pillow truisms on connection, growth, and healing.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Joan Escutia, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Juan Bernal Santa Ana While there are exceptions to every rule, there are two general truisms regarding trades by sports teams.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
But there’s a truism embedded in its hyperbole: Most people on good terms with their mother would describe her as the world’s greatest, regardless of any flaws and errors along the way.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Sure, better a Jesse than the Pacific Lumber Company, but there’s still a sentimental solipsism in Redwood, an uneasy aspect of emotional tourism smothered in a broadside of throw-pillow truisms on connection, growth, and healing.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truism
Noun
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However, the billionaire’s use of spending cliches to justify the approach was tough to argue with.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Normally, that’s one of the most overused cliches in sports.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Who hasn’t been placated with corporate platitudes or company swag when advocating for concrete change?—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The film follows an ensemble of campers who are weary of platitudes about grief, and speak to one another from a place of radical honesty that is by turns heartbreaking and darkly hilarious, embracing irreverent humor as a cathartic means of self-expression.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Luxury scented candles, like room sprays for that matter, have the power to elevate any moment: taking it from commonplace to utterly indulgent.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Grand Ole Opry House holds 4,400 people, but can’t accommodate standing-room tours, a commonplace in genres like EDM and hip-hop.—
Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Whitaker nicknamed the place Sparrow Hall, a reference to a medieval saint’s proverb about a sparrow who flies over a royal banquet, feeling only a brief moment of warmth.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
17 Mar. 2025
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The German proverb, roughly translated into English, means: Steady dripping caves the stone.—
Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Truism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truism. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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