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5 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, November 20, 2012 · 37-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Tuesday, November 20, 2012.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · November 20, 2012 · 37-Across · 5 letters
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
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