cut-and-paste
adjective
: pieced together by excerpting and combining fragments from multiple sources
the book was a cut-and-paste job
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Generic press releases or cut-and-paste pitches are going to be ignored.
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Brian Cattell, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Just cut-and-paste the customizable prompts — that are in italics and quotes below — into any free AI model.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The 27 Best Christmas Ornaments of 2024 to Bring New Life to Your Tree
Make Cardstock Gift Toppers
These cut-and-paste cardstock creations can be enjoyed long after the wrapping paper has been torn open.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Austin began laying out Architectural Pottery advertisements and catalogs at a time when the work was cut-and-paste.
—Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Others included the use of cut-and-paste privacy policy documents from Microsoft itself, lending an additional air of authenticity to the emails.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Private-equity firms have consolidated many small clinics into larger chains, where providers are often saddled with unrealistic billing quotas and cut-and-paste treatment plans.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
These are from a cut-and-paste list circulating on the internet.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
In the show's innovative format, skits can start and end at any time, exploding into silliness or turning into a cut-and-paste cartoon.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2024
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Brian Cattell, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Just cut-and-paste the customizable prompts — that are in italics and quotes below — into any free AI model.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The 27 Best Christmas Ornaments of 2024 to Bring New Life to Your Tree
Make Cardstock Gift Toppers
These cut-and-paste cardstock creations can be enjoyed long after the wrapping paper has been torn open.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Austin began laying out Architectural Pottery advertisements and catalogs at a time when the work was cut-and-paste.
—Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Others included the use of cut-and-paste privacy policy documents from Microsoft itself, lending an additional air of authenticity to the emails.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Private-equity firms have consolidated many small clinics into larger chains, where providers are often saddled with unrealistic billing quotas and cut-and-paste treatment plans.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
These are from a cut-and-paste list circulating on the internet.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
In the show's innovative format, skits can start and end at any time, exploding into silliness or turning into a cut-and-paste cartoon.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Cut-and-paste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut-and-paste. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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