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A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

A supernatural story incorporating elements of myth and legend

An account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting

Something said to cause amusement or laughter

Repeated too often

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Noun

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

hackneyed saying

overworked saying

motherhood statement

triviality truism

hackneyed phrase

overworked phrase

pearls of wisdom

words of wisdom

idiomatic expression

choice of words

threadbare phrase

vapid expression

pearl of wisdom

recurrent image

signature phrase

guiding principle

universal truth

self-evident truth

intrinsic truth

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Noun

A supernatural story incorporating elements of myth and legend

traditional story

piece of fiction

science fiction

old wives' tale

false knowledge

superstitious belief

sword and sorcery

traditional wisdom

shaggy-dog story

cock and bull story

traveller's tale

traditional stories

received wisdom

oral literature

traditional beliefs

old wives' tales

established practice

fictional account

long and short of it

adventure story

firsthand account

work of fiction

characterization

overelaboration

lengthy explanation

the whole picture

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Noun

An account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting

shaggy-dog story

firsthand account

long and short of it

fictional account

traveller's tale

cock and bull story

characterization

front-page news

work of fiction

piece of fiction

visualization^US

visualisation^UK

sequence of events

particularization

written account

the whole picture

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

written material

critical analysis

self-confession

acceptance of blame

acceptance of responsibility

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Noun

Something said to cause amusement or laughter

double entendre

shaggy-dog story

unreasonableness

nonsensicalness

preposterousness

good-natured remark

shaggy dog story

witty communication

sardonic remark

bit of mischief

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

snappy comeback

good-humoured mockery

lightheartedness

mischievousness

light-heartedness

light-mindedness

doubles entendres

light-headedness

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Adjective

Repeated too often

run-of-the-mill

dull as dishwater

undistinguished

behind the times

past their sell-by date

run of the mill

lacking variety

standardized^US

conventionalized

unsophisticated

standardised^UK

like a dinosaur

lacking variation

no great shakes

lacking excitement

lacking interest

the worse for wear

out of commission

horse and buggy

old as the hills

old as Methuselah

common or garden

readily available

widely available

well established

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