HACKNEYED

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The aspiring writer’s story was filled with hackneyed phrases like “dark and stormy night” and “love at first sight,” causing the editor to reject it for lack of originality.

(adjective) Something that has lost its impact or freshness through overuse, becoming trite, banal, or cliché. It refers to phrases, ideas, or expressions that have been used so often they’ve lost their original meaning or effect.