warmed-over

[wawrmd-oh-ver] / ˈwɔrmdˈoʊ vər /

ADJECTIVE

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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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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

To clap back at CBS News, he’s using terrible photoshops of Brokeback Mountain, which has to be the most inept, warmed-over touchstone in anyone’s meme arsenal.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2022

"These are all just recirculated, warmed-over stories—they're just switching the names around," she said.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2020

In her black cotton dress she looked like warmed-over despair.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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