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timeworn

[ tahym-wawrn, -wohrn ]

adjective

  1. worn worn or impaired by time. times.
  2. showing the effects of age or antiquity; antiquated:

    timeworn farming methods.

  3. commonplace; trite; hackneyed:

    a timeworn excuse.



timeworn

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adjective

  1. showing the adverse effects of overlong use or of old age
  2. hackneyed; trite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of timeworn1

First recorded in 1720–30; time + worn
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But the gently moving “I’m Still Here†surpasses its contemporaries thanks to its well-paced screenplay and its ability to buck conventions in what would otherwise be a timeworn story of perseverance.

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They fell back on their timeworn, futile tactic of ceding the spotlight to Trump.

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But unlike most morning radio hosts, Dill plays tracks in a mixture of styles that can run the gamut from obscure ambient music to timeworn dad rock.

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But these timeworn snapshots, taken on a personal migration through the U.S., aren’t entirely decipherable.

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That year Clark played a concert in the Jubilee arena, a grassy ring next to the high school flanked by cement bleachers with timeworn cedar benches.

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