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also cut-and-dry
as in usual
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
a cut-and-dried session of the convention just to get required business out of the way
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Recent Examples of cut-and-dried
The latter is a novel that should have been marketed as a cut-and-dried narco thriller but was instead positioned as an overdue humanization of the undocumented experience at the Mexican border.
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Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The answer to that—and what actually made Twin Peaks so compelling, beyond its core mystery—lay in Lynch’s rejection of cut-and-dried solutions.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
The problem, however, is that relative to the amount of airtime this arc is taking up, the answers seem to be very cut-and-dry.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
The dome atop Ford Field removes weather as a variable and makes this pick more cut-and-dried than the other three this weekend.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The answer to that—and what actually made Twin Peaks so compelling, beyond its core mystery—lay in Lynch’s rejection of cut-and-dried solutions.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
The problem, however, is that relative to the amount of airtime this arc is taking up, the answers seem to be very cut-and-dry.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
The dome atop Ford Field removes weather as a variable and makes this pick more cut-and-dried than the other three this weekend.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-and-dried
Adjective
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What seemed clear and achievable on January 1 may feel different now that life has picked up its usual pace.—
Michael Held,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The acquisition of Wiz is expected to close in 2026, subject to usual closing conditions including regulatory approvals, according to Google.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The bottom line: Volatility — though unnerving — is normal.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Are these normal things to think at this point in a serious relationship?—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hamilton is not the first driver to attempt to fulfill a childhood dream by ending his racing career in typical midlife crisis style — in his 40s with a brand new Ferrari and a second family.—
Olivia Hicks,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Still, the market behavior to date – as dizzying and against-consensus has it’s been – has not deviated enough from a typical setback in a post-election growth scare to insist that the rules for assessing this market’s prospects have changed definitively with the leadership the White House.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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The policy changes were part of the March 5 consent calendar, a set of routine items that the council approves in one motion.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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The routine business of the Senate often involves technically skipping procedural steps.—
Ben Adler,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Cut-and-dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-and-dried. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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