as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people
a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes the narrative trope of two rival characters falling in love by the end of the story
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Recent Examples of trope
In a reversal of previous trends, younger Americans are showing higher rates of endorsing anti-Jewish tropes.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 May 2025
There are a number of small scenes throughout Bring Her Back that splice visceral horror tropes next to occasionally more unsettling glimpses of human vulnerability and error.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
Engage your team with ongoing education to help avoid harmful tropes in the workspace and in your brand messaging.
—Nicole Dunn, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
But the way in which the Rob Thomas drama played with those tropes while also creating genuinely compelling mysteries made the show a unique presence in the teen drama space, especially when Veronica chose to embrace her age and live life to the fullest.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 May 2025
There are a number of small scenes throughout Bring Her Back that splice visceral horror tropes next to occasionally more unsettling glimpses of human vulnerability and error.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
Engage your team with ongoing education to help avoid harmful tropes in the workspace and in your brand messaging.
—Nicole Dunn, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
But the way in which the Rob Thomas drama played with those tropes while also creating genuinely compelling mysteries made the show a unique presence in the teen drama space, especially when Veronica chose to embrace her age and live life to the fullest.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trope
Noun
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So at least in her case, the Wild West cliches hold pretty true.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Bear in mind the truism that stock markets can always go down as well as up.—
Dr. Ronald Premuroso,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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According to Joyce, however, this truism depicts both Bloomsbury and the Victorians as monoliths and prevents a nuanced understanding of the complex ways Bloomsbury engaged with its Victorian past.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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“Trope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trope. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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