Answer: treating or affecting all equally.
Explanation:
Isaiah talked to Evan and Juan: talked; paste tense
Cheyanne chose the pink balloon; chose; past tense
The airline provided lunch on the flight: provided; past tense
Paige will return after the play: return; future tense
The birds will return in the spring: return; future tense
The lifeguard saves people each summer: saves; past particle?
The boy shared his toys with us: shared; past tense
The magician rose off the floor: rose; past tense
A simile becomes a cliche when it is overused. Pretty much any word or sentence formation becomes a cliche when overused, not just similes. An example of this would be saying that someone is "as blind as a bat", which has already become recognizable and widely used, making it a cliche.
