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hackneyed

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Made stale or unoriginal through excessive use.

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.