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hackneyed ADJ

make hackneyed VB

hackney <a hackney; hackneys> N

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Yet there is something inherently rousing in the finale, no matter how hackneyed, as if his conviction ultimately holds its own against the cliches.
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The gait is high-footed, flexing all four legs, but should not be hackneyed.
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Old is gold may be a hackneyed phrase, but it rings so true in several aspects of life, particularly education.
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She dismisses his renewed attempts at writing as insubstantial and hackneyed, plunging him into a state of deeper despair.
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On top of that, the plot was a hackneyed, cliched, threadbare retread.
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The term is also used for a piece of music in the repertoire that has grown stale or hackneyed with too much repetition.
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Sometimes it is used seriously, but more often it is used humorously, with the intention that it be recognized as both hackneyed and outdated.
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Her keyboard music, while often technically challenging, is said to have been somewhat hackneyed and not distinctive.
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Particular reviews criticised the lack of character development and the film's incoherently hackneyed morality.
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He nicely avoids the hackneyed stuff of so many folk/bluegrass/country performers.
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