| 2026-07-08 | Old, as a joke |
| 2025-08-10 | Tired |
| 2025-04-24 | Far from fresh |
| 2024-11-23 | Like many a dad joke |
| 2024-09-30 | Overused and uncreative |
| 2024-07-19 | Tired |
| 2023-10-21 | Lacking creativity |
| 2022-10-07 | Like some unpleasant air |
| 2022-10-01 | Banal |
| 2022-06-19 | Lose its spark, as a relationship |
| 2021-11-14 | Like the bread ideal for bread pudding |
| 2020-07-21 | Like bread used for stuffing, often |
| 2020-02-09 | Old and worn |
| 2019-12-12 | Past the sell-by date, say |
| 2019-03-18 | Like two-week-old bread |
| 2019-03-01 | Hackneyed |
| 2019-01-14 | Old, as bread |
| 2018-12-27 | Clichéd |
| 2018-09-20 | Hackneyed |
| 2018-08-18 | Like twice-told tales |
| 2017-09-24 | Overused |
| 2017-09-08 | Tired |
| 2017-04-16 | Played out |
| 2017-01-10 | *Hackneyed |
| 2017-01-07 | Overused |
| 2016-12-08 | So yesterday, say |
| 2016-07-02 | No longer crisp, in a way |
| 2016-05-05 | Trite |
| 2016-03-25 | Dusty, fusty or musty |
| 2015-07-19 | Hackneyed |
| 2014-08-09 | Tired |
| 2014-05-03 | Like some humor |
| 2014-03-11 | Like yesterday's news |
| 2013-07-31 | Like yesterday's bagels |
| 2013-07-19 | Too-familiar |
| 2013-06-23 | Tired |
| 2012-05-29 | Played out |
| 2012-05-08 | Past its sell-by date |
| 2012-03-27 | Overused |
| 2012-01-06 | Clichéd |
| 2011-09-11 | Trite |
| 2010-12-27 | Like week-old bread |
| 2010-06-02 | Clichéd |
| 2009-05-31 | Banal |
| 2009-05-15 | Stuffy, as air |
| 2008-02-03 | Passé |
| 2007-06-25 | Old hat |
| 2007-03-06 | Like a day-old baguette |
| 2006-09-24 | Tired |
| 2006-04-10 | Not fresh |
| 2005-10-09 | Past its prime |
| 2005-08-26 | Flat |
| 2005-06-13 | Like old bread |
| 2005-03-15 | No longer in style |
| 2004-10-28 | Past the expiration date |
| 2004-06-28 | No longer fresh |
| 2004-06-01 | Played out |
| 2004-01-20 | Like an old cigar |
| 2002-10-21 | Like chips that have been set out too long |
| 2001-11-17 | Like chestnuts |
| 2001-10-31 | Like Halloween candy in December |
| 2001-08-21 | Past the shelf date |
| 2001-03-05 | Like week-old doughnuts |
| 2000-11-19 | Days-old |
| 2000-04-02 | Old hat |
| 2000-03-30 | Unoriginal |
| 1999-08-18 | Old hat |
| 1999-06-24 | Tired |
| 1998-05-06 | Like an old joke |
| 1997-09-17 | Several-days-old |
| 1997-01-12 | Past its prime |
| 1996-11-25 | Unfresh |
| 1996-07-07 | Tired |
| 1996-06-17 | No longer fresh |
| 1996-01-25 | Used |
| 1996-01-04 | Out of fashion |
| 1995-11-14 | Days-old |
| 1995-11-04 | Shopworn |
| 1995-06-15 | Overfamiliar |
| 1995-06-11 | Days-old |
| 1995-05-08 | Like old potato chips |
| 1995-02-14 | Out-of-date |
| 1995-02-12 | Warmed-over |
| 1994-02-23 | Hackneyed |