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warmed-over

[wawrmd-oh-ver] / ˈwɔrmdˈoʊ vər /
ADJECTIVE
trite
Synonyms
WEAK
banal bathetic bromidic clichéd common commonplace cornball corny drained dull exhausted familiar tune flat hackneyed hokey jejune mildewed moth-eaten musty old hat ordinary overused overworked pedestrian platitudinal platitudinous prosaic ready-made routine run-of-the-mill set shopworn stale stereotyped stereotypic stereotypical stock threadbare timeworn tired uninspired unoriginal used-up vapid well-worn worn worn-out

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They will almost assuredly will be captive of warmed-over doctrinal verities, underwritten by arrogant conviction.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024

The Guardian asked "what regressive, warmed-over hell is this?"

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

“These are warmed-over internet memes that keep coming back,” he said before the House vote.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2023

One highlight was a vibrant performance of Margaret Price’s Third Symphony conducted by Jeri Lynne Johnson, who didn’t make it sound like warmed-over Dvorák.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

The place smelled real bad, a warmed-over stink of mothballs and something like sheep dip.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.