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trope

[trohp] / troʊp /


NOUN
metaphor
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WEAK
plain speech


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He’ll have a lot to do when a Scooby Gang — that old, invaluable, incredibly satisfying trope — finally comes together.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

But Mary is different from the superpowered variety of the trope, or the brilliant outcasts in teen movies like “Mean Girls,” “Sixteen Candles,” “The Edge of Seventeen” or “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.”

From Salon • May 20, 2026

I have no problem with Hilton campaigning at a Mexican restaurant — it’s a political trope practiced by candidates of all persuasions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Male actors playing female roles were a familiar trope across global theatre, from Europe to Japan and China.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

To Colin's mind, the rooster crowing at dawn was nothing more than a literary and cinematic trope.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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