well-trodden
Britishadjective
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Players use the Robux to buy virtual goods for their avatars and to aid their progress in games, a now well-trodden business model for free-to-play games.
From Barron's
When you’re just another tourist following a well-trodden itinerary, serendipity is rare, but the Georgian hinterland seems to regularly yield chance happenings.
But while today's climbers follow a well-trodden route set by experienced Nepali guides, the team navigated the mountain on their own.
From Barron's
Chelsea academy graduates usually have a couple of well-trodden pathways - breakthrough, loan, first team.
From BBC
Together, Johansson and Bailey prop up a flagging franchise, but their combined magnetism creates a frustrating push-pull effect with the movie’s well-trodden narrative beats.
From Salon
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