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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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Curry is pure entertainment, and the NBA is a little more boring without him.—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Apr. 2026
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One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Take a quiet minute to sort intimidatingly tedious paperwork or acknowledge a recent fear.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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But on the other hand, there is all of this work, as you guys know from building a company, that is just tedious.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These exercises are often associated with the tiresome pursuit of six-pack abs.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the relentless words of wisdom, and the shouting-to-the-rafters way they’re delivered, soon become tiresome.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her older brother, Aiden, is a junior on South Elgin’s junior varsity baseball team.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Though the state is seeing a surface water supply far above average, March’s heat shock has left many less confident about the fate of water supply for the upcoming dry season.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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From December to January, Loni and other cities across northern India routinely grapple with a severe spike in pollution during the cold, dry winter months.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Arsenal were distinctly pedestrian in their 1-0 win against Manchester United in their Premier League opener on Sunday, with new signing Viktor Gyokeres still looking out of sync with the rest of team after his $86m move from Sporting Club.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The Government Accountability Office documented the ongoing problem in a recent report, which noted that controller attrition and the agency’s ponderous hiring procedures contribute to the long-term problem.—
Colleen Mondor,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Attacking patterns are centralised around Rogers, yet the recent ponderous tempo has impeded quick passes into his feet.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Or this object, known by the prosaic designation C/2026 A1 (MAPS), could totally disintegrate, vaporized by the fierce heat of our star.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other stories are a little more prosaic, and even funny, as in the case of footballer Miodrag Belodedici, who had been part of Romania’s Steaua Bucharest team that beat Barcelona in the 1986 European Cup final.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Twice-told.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice-told. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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