Definition of "platitudes" []

• Plural form of platitude. (noun)

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• "The cynic of forty sneers at what he terms the platitudes of commencement addresses."
• "The president avoided the temptation to speak in platitudes and sound bytes, and the Republicans went a long way toward showing that they are hardly a party of obstructionists with no solutions to offer Americans. brian says:"
• "With stern resolve evident on their grim faces, a parade of Republicans issue thin platitudes about the principle of the act, assuring reporters that they did the right thing when it would surely cost them their careers next election."