Much of the riots' coverage was taken from the cell phones of passersby, saving local news outlets valuable film which they would later use for banal "human" "interest" "stories."
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Banal
/bəˈnɑːl/
Synonyms for "banal" (133 found)
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Adjective(20 words)
mundanemundane concernsold-hatprosaicprosyroutine workshopwornstalerstereotypicalstockthreadbaretimeworntiredtritertritestuncrafty artuninspireduninspiringunremarkablewell-worn
mustynamby pambynamby-pambynormaloldold hatordinarypedestrianpettyplatitudinousroutinesaplesssetsillysimplesquarestalestandardstereotypedstock
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6 entriesbanal ideabanal phrasebanal questionbanal remarkbanal routinebanal stereotype
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His photographs are unsparingly critical, and his inimitable eye unmasks the banal as well as the grotesque.
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I don't need your banal platitudes.
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He was asking banal questions.
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