cliche
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“Our data shows the stereotypical cliché gifts of the past are shifting to those that actually make everyday sense.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
The cliché applied to contralto voices is “plummy” and Heynis offers its reverse, a sort of lean, emotional essentialism in a deep and beautiful voice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
Instead of leaning into cliché or whitewashing, he radiated dignity, cultural pride and a new kind of Black romantic masculinity—sensual without becoming caricature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
It is the cliché critique, made so often, by so many and for so long.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
“I’m fine,” I said, making a cliché of myself the way not-fine people do.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing cliche
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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