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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In movies like “Go” and “Edge of Tomorrow,” Liman took catchy but warmed-over premises and supplied them with a playful gusto.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 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

But that kind of response can be tough to swallow, when 75 percent of people reading Teigen’s content probably feel like warmed-over spit most of the time themselves.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2021

I took my baths in the spring again rather than in the turtle shell with warmed-over snow.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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