as in cliche
used or heard so often as to be dull
she quickly learned to ignore her children's hackney complaints like "It isn't fair" and "Why me?"
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as in to overuse
to use so much as to make less appealing
advertisers have hackneyed the word "revolutionary" so much that it now just means that a product is new
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as in surrey
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as in pony
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Recent Examples of hackney
Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018
Peter Hartlaub, Orange County Register, 6 Apr. 2017
Adjective
Acceptable modes of transit include a 1969 Mini Cooper, any model of Range Rover that Prince Philip once drove, or a hackney carriage.
—Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018
Noun
Director Zach Braff runs in the opposite direction of these stereotypes and all other things hackneyed, crafting an enjoyable time at the movies.
—Peter Hartlaub, Orange County Register, 6 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hackney
Verb
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One common flaw in many golfers’ putting strokes is overusing the hands and wrists.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Andrew Cunningham Andrew Cunningham Adding some additional infill can add some strength to prints, though 15 percent usually gives a decent amount of strength without overusing filament.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
Noun
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When Tran rang it, Daisy and Kelsey pulled up in a surrey.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2024
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The clanging warning that a family in a four-wheel surrey pedicab is rolling up behind you.—
Tim Ebner,
Washington Post,
10 July 2024
Noun
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Examples include Roan’s retro Grammy Awards performance atop a giant pink pony and surrounded by clown cowboys, and arriving on stage at the 2024 Governors Ball by bursting out of a smoking bong apple and emerging in full body paint as the Statue of Liberty.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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The Dolphins came out in pony personnel (two running backs on the field) with running back Raheem Mostert in the backfield and De’Von Achane in the slot.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The relationship between dogs and cats is often stereotyped as contentious.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Apart from sipping Michelob Ultra from the brim of his cowboy hat and flirting with the crowd, the tattooed troubadour got candid about his journey as a Mexican American artist in the country genre, sharing his challenges with being stereotyped in the South.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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In Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish production, the moment is an awe-inspiring spectacle, evoking the Latin Quarter in Paris and bustling with some 250 people onstage — and a donkey and a horse, who pulls a hansom cab onstage for a dramatic entrance.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 May 2022
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The three musicians have grown from talented tweens to svelte, beyond-hansom thirty somethings.—
Doug MacCash,
NOLA.com,
17 Sep. 2017
Noun
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The technology is good for injury recovery in both humans and animals, long been used in equine therapy for racehorses.—
Kristin Auble,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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According to The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, every horse who ran the race is a descendant of famed racehorse Secretariat.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The toll on crew members goes far beyond simply being tired.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
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“Hackney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hackney. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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