banality
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And hence misfired plays like this one, in which collaboration among gifted artists results only in a work of logorrheic banality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The real author describes it as a combination of plagiarism and banality.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Or, was "SNL" presenting queerness with the same banality as we’ve come to see straightness, albeit with the use of a somewhat dehumanizing pun?
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025
Like the social media that’s potentially inspired it, male cosmetic procedures are accessible, acceptable, and possibly moving toward banality.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2024
He does not talk about purity any more but of the necessity of using common cultural sign systems to reflect the iconic banality of our times.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing banality
The Namesake
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