Hack and Routine

Hack

Hack adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

Usage example: the abrupt revelation of an enemy masquerading as a friend is such a hack plot twist

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Routine and hack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Routine" instead an adjective "Hack".

Nearby Words: hacked, hacking, hacker, hackery

Routine adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

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Hack and routine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hack" instead an adjective "Routine".

Nearby Word: routinely

old	old hack	old routine
good	good hack	good routine
full	full hack	full routine
special	special hack	special routine
Other adjectives: similar, typical, complete, standard, original, difficult, simple, popular, big, little, bad, traditional.

Dexter's morning routine, shown in extreme close-up and shot to be reminiscent with his hack-n-slash murders.

Source: Gross-Up Close-Up
Gross-Up Close-Up: The opening credits, depicting Dexter's morning routine, shown in extreme close-up and shot to be reminiscent of his hack-n-slash murders.

Source: Series / Dexter
This was not helped by the species being a UK cultural meme for forty years - impressions of their obnoxious, squawky voices and jokes about their use of plungers as weapons and (imagined) inability to climb stairs were something of a hack comedian standard routine.

Source: Reimagining the Artifact

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