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Recent Examples of twice-told
Such a story told, even twice-told, is always lacking, never filling the whole picture because it is set apart.
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Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twice-told
Adjective
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The main reason Jacksonville is so boring, FinanceBuzz found, is that much of its population is thinly scattered across the city.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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GoPro has also dropped a white version and a forest green version if black is too boring for you.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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These services actively monitor and submit removal requests to hundreds of data broker websites, saving you hours of tedious work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Instead of the tedious tasks, many AI tools target high-level strategy, marketing or client-relationship work; tasks that employees want to keep human.—
Moin Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Sami Zayn Street Fight: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez Rhea Ripley remains one of WWE’s most beloved stars, but her never-ending feud with members of The Judgment Day is beyond tiresome.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Being different or unique for the sake of attention getting is tiresome when an agent is reading dozens of queries at a time.—
Kate McKean
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Cape Florida Light The Cape Florida Light, in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on the tip of Key Biscayne, is the oldest lighthouse in the state.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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The current challenge to the gondola project is 16 months old and counting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Then plant ones that prefer dry soil, such as junipers, sedums, and yuccas elsewhere.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Then, hold off on watering again until the soil is dry.—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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The unusual start time—one that was especially onerous to viewers on the West Coast—limited Woods’ live deliveries to a rather pedestrian 10.8 million viewers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Hurts and the Eagles passing attack has been pedestrian since his return from a concussion.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The book’s languor can be ponderous and vintage, more 20th century than 21st.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Parts of the final’s first half — slow and ponderous, with full-back Malo Gusto severely inverted — explained why a portion of Chelsea’s crowd are sceptical about him.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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There are hundreds of such passages throughout this 400-page book, which elevates the most prosaic of details, into hymn.—
Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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His campaign poetry now faces the prosaic work of policy prioritization.—
Alexander C. Kaufman,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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“Twice-told.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice-told. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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