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an idea or expression that has been used by many people
a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes the narrative trope of two rival characters falling in love by the end of the story
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The series leads with a layer of referential humor, leaning on teen slasher-movie tropes, satanic panic lore, and familiar faces like Campbell, Camp, and Milly Shapiro, the unnerving girl from Hereditary.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Finn does pull off a couple of effective jump-scares, and his sound mixers certainly know how to ramp up the soundtrack with all the predictable tropes of this genre, but Smile 2 gets too bogged down with the travails of its lead woman under the influence.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
In the segment, Maher invoked a host of Islamophobic tropes, made a joke about exploding pagers in Lebanon, and threw in an anti-trans barb for good measure.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
These stories might seem shocking in the context of the bright and sunny Pokémon world, but they are clearly meant to reflect the tropes of real-world mythology.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Leigh, and his Hard Truths stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin, spoke at length about the importance of exploring Black characters without using tropes and stereotypes.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024
The articles focused on tropes including that the Democratic party is working with election officials to steal the 2024 presidential election and is allowing non-citizens to vote.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
That moment, along with others, prompted reaction about how certain Jewish themes and tropes were handled in the series.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
The objections all come from members of the older generation, who are depicted as tropes – irrational and stuck in their ways.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Finn does pull off a couple of effective jump-scares, and his sound mixers certainly know how to ramp up the soundtrack with all the predictable tropes of this genre, but Smile 2 gets too bogged down with the travails of its lead woman under the influence.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
In the segment, Maher invoked a host of Islamophobic tropes, made a joke about exploding pagers in Lebanon, and threw in an anti-trans barb for good measure.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
These stories might seem shocking in the context of the bright and sunny Pokémon world, but they are clearly meant to reflect the tropes of real-world mythology.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Leigh, and his Hard Truths stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin, spoke at length about the importance of exploring Black characters without using tropes and stereotypes.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024
The articles focused on tropes including that the Democratic party is working with election officials to steal the 2024 presidential election and is allowing non-citizens to vote.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
That moment, along with others, prompted reaction about how certain Jewish themes and tropes were handled in the series.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
The objections all come from members of the older generation, who are depicted as tropes – irrational and stuck in their ways.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Tropes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropes. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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