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
Overlooking a dozen little blemishes is much easier when the final piece captivates the imagination, a truism that applies quite well to the new dress-up game Infinity Nikki.
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Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
These challenges underpin the truism that while AI can transform finance, the potential will be realized only with more than just technological investment.
—Erum Manzoor, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The motivation behind the truisms is to create a workplace that employees want to go to — without a back-to-office mandate.
—Anna Butler, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2024
The history of wellness suggests that the best way to defuse Kennedy’s power is not by litigating each one of his beliefs, some of which are irrefutable health truisms, but by understanding why the promise of being well has such lasting appeal.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
These challenges underpin the truism that while AI can transform finance, the potential will be realized only with more than just technological investment.
—Erum Manzoor, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The motivation behind the truisms is to create a workplace that employees want to go to — without a back-to-office mandate.
—Anna Butler, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2024
The history of wellness suggests that the best way to defuse Kennedy’s power is not by litigating each one of his beliefs, some of which are irrefutable health truisms, but by understanding why the promise of being well has such lasting appeal.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truism
Noun
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For Butler and the Heat the relationship has devolved to the seeming point of cliche.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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On campus, Landow’s impact has gone beyond the bigger, stronger, faster cliches attached to most strength coaches.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Pat Riley or the Heat can soften their stance with platitudes going forward, but the only response that would resonate would be an extension, or agreement to work out a new deal in the offseason.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2025
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The best leadership books for women tackle the complexities of professional advancement head-on, moving past platitudes to deliver concrete strategies for specific challenges.—
Cynthia Pong, JD,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Putting them all together in one attack exploit, however, is far from commonplace.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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Tour ’74 was Dylan’s first-ever arena tour—a rock commonplace by 1974 that had not even been imaginable in 1966.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
17 Sep. 2024
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But remember, where there’s fire, there’s smoke, which may be a reversal of the standard proverb but is highly relevant here.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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To paraphrase an old proverb, the best time to connect the fights for trans and reproductive rights was decades ago.—
Colleen Hamilton,
Them,
4 Dec. 2024
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“Truism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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