cook·ie-cut·ter
ˈku̇-kē-ˌkə-tər 
: marked by lack of originality or distinction
cookie-cutter shopping malls
: a device used to cut rolled cookie dough into shapes before baking
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
A lot of time and money is invested in ensuring your home makes a first impression that represents the style and personality of those living inside it, and having a duplicate on the street makes the neighborhood feel more cookie-cutter.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, son Jaxon was also captured getting creative in the kitchen, with the 10-year-old making dough and surrounded by cookie cutters in shapes including stars and gingerbread men.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
On the runways two themes emerged: a return to a classical femininity and a call for individuality and the end of cookie-cutter, formula dressing.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
A lot of time and money is invested in ensuring your home makes a first impression that represents the style and personality of those living inside it, and having a duplicate on the street makes the neighborhood feel more cookie-cutter.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
This delightful dinner starts with a cookie cutter.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, son Jaxon was also captured getting creative in the kitchen, with the 10-year-old making dough and surrounded by cookie cutters in shapes including stars and gingerbread men.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Cookie-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie-cutter. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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