overused term

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“It’s an overused term - that he was a dedicated public servant - but that really was Roy,” Tanner said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2023

“It’s an overused term — that he was a dedicated public servant — but that really was Roy,” Tanner said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023

It’s very much about the banality of evil, an apt if overused term that Hannah Arendt coined while writing about the trial of Adolf Eichmann, one of Höss’ bosses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023

“I think there’s a direct reason for that: It’s the approachability of the whiskey. ‘Smooth’ is an overused term, but you can’t avoid it when you talk about Irish whiskey.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2018

“Deconstructionist” is an overused term in criticism, but it fits in this case.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2016