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banal

Today's Word November 21, 2021

Definition: (adjective) Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite.
Synonyms: stock, threadbare, hackneyed, old-hat, well-worn, tired.
Usage: By his twelfth book, his plots had become downright banal.
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