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Recent Examples of platitudinal Callie seems to be anticipating—or demanding—some soothing, platitudinal advice. —
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021 There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021 Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor. —Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018 This morning, Trump repeated the platitudinal desire to rebuild the F.B.I.: According to the Washington Post, White House press secretary Sean Spicer hid in the bushes to avoid being questioned on the reasoning behind Trump’s actions. —Mattathias Schwartz, The Intercept, 10 May 2017
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021 There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021 Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor. —Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018 This morning, Trump repeated the platitudinal desire to rebuild the F.B.I.: According to the Washington Post, White House press secretary Sean Spicer hid in the bushes to avoid being questioned on the reasoning behind Trump’s actions. —Mattathias Schwartz, The Intercept, 10 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitudinal
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For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.— John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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These meager efforts to humanize them further in a couple shots does little to improve their platitudinous conception.— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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Reportedly, this new design also outperformed conventional systems by reducing active material leakage.— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
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The paramilitary guard will take over security duties currently performed by conventional military forces.— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Such a story told, even twice-told, is always lacking, never filling the whole picture because it is set apart.— Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission — an independent federal agency that has jurisdiction over derivative markets — is overseeing prediction markets.— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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Section 232 tariffs set a general 50% rate on aluminum, steel and certain related products while some specific copper and derivative products are subject to a 25% rate, per the White House .— Christina Cheddar Berk,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Platitudinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/platitudinal. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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