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Which word fits this meaning? Made stale or unoriginal through excessive use.
adjective
Reveal word and examples hackneyed The advertisement relied on a hackneyed promise of effortless success. Dictionary practice example. The closing line was hackneyed, using a familiar promise about a night nobody would forget. From Style Needs Something to Say . Full dictionary entry How did you do before revealing the answer?
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