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A banality or cliché

A supernatural story incorporating elements of myth and legend

A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea

Something said to cause amusement or laughter

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

Characterized by overuse to the point of being uninteresting

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Noun

A banality or cliché

hackneyed saying

overworked saying

triviality truism

hackneyed phrase

overworked phrase

motherhood statement

words of wisdom

pearls of wisdom

pearl of wisdom

threadbare phrase

vapid expression

recurrent image

signature phrase

idiomatic expression

a few words of wisdom

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

cock and bull story

shaggy-dog story

misrepresentation

alternative fact

trumped-up story

cock-and-bull story

figment of imagination

terminological inexactitude

science fiction

work of fiction

work of imagination

creative writing

old wives' tale

superstitious belief

false knowledge

traveller's tale

sword and sorcery

traditional wisdom

received wisdom

traditional stories

oral literature

traditional beliefs

old wives' tales

established practice

fictional account

long and short of it

adventure story

firsthand account

characterization

overelaboration

lengthy explanation

the whole picture

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Noun

A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea

choice of words

idiomatic expression

words of wisdom

pearls of wisdom

way of speaking

pearl of wisdom

fixed expression

way of putting things

characterization

a few words of wisdom

signature phrase

mode of expression

figure of speech

sentence construction

threadbare phrase

vapid expression

hackneyed phrase

guiding principle

overworked saying

hackneyed saying

fifteen minutes of fame

photo opportunity

style of speech

manner of speaking

working principle

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Noun

Something said to cause amusement or laughter

double entendre

shaggy-dog story

unreasonableness

nonsensicalness

preposterousness

shaggy dog story

good-natured remark

witty communication

sardonic remark

good-humoured mockery

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

snappy comeback

lightheartedness

light-heartedness

mischievousness

light-mindedness

light-headedness

monkey business

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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

work of fiction

work of imagination

creative writing

fictional account

traveller's tale

cock and bull story

characterization

front-page news

piece of fiction

the whole picture

potted biography

visualization^US

visualisation^UK

sequence of events

particularization

written account

why and wherefore

womansplanation

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

critical analysis

written material

self-confession

acceptance of blame

acceptance of responsibility

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Adjective

Characterized by overuse to the point of being uninteresting

run-of-the-mill

undistinguished

common or garden

no great shakes

dull as dishwater

middle-of-the-road

nothing to write home about

behind the times

run of the mill

past their sell-by date

nothing special

nothing to get excited about

lacking variety

standardized^US

conventionalized

standardised^UK

unsophisticated

run-of-the-mine

unextraordinary

blending into the background

lacking variation

lacking excitement

lacking interest

inconsequential

readily available

widely available

out of commission

horse and buggy

old as the hills

old as Methuselah

well established

plain as the nose on your face

plain as a pikestaff

soul-destroying

straightforward

dull as ditchwater

undemonstrative

unexceptionable

non-stimulating

lacking in vitality

straight-thinking

devoid of emotion

fair-to-middling

with both feet on the ground

fair to middling

demoralizing^US

without variety

in the doldrums

devoid of feeling

unobjectionable

demoralising^UK

flat as pancake

lacking personality

lacking charisma

puts one to sleep

lacking vitality

two-dimensional

neither one thing nor the other

matter-of- fact

of poor quality

middle of the road

run-of-the mill

par for the course

incomprehensible

anesthetized^US

nothing out of the ordinary

not amounting to much

of little importance

of no consequence

of no importance

of little consequence

not worth mentioning

of no great concern

anaesthetized^UK

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

along for the ride

desensitised^UK

lacking originality

pure and simple

uncommunicative

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