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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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Several key figures - see Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker - are now into the twilights of their respective careers and so Guardiola’s team have been unable to play its usual style of high-energy, high-intensity soccer.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Three times in the past week, and six since Trump took office a little more than two months ago, the Justice Department has asked the conservative-majority high court to step into cases much earlier than usual.—
Time,
Time,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The facilities have to make sure the calorie intake of the people who are fasting remains the same, so the first meal would be a normal breakfast while sunset would require a double tray of dinner.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek contacted the Department of Defense for further comment via email outside of normal office hours.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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How does that conversation go when the damage is beyond the typical wear and tear?—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Tray Feeders Tray feeders are flat platforms with bird seed in them that typical hang from a hook or sit on your deck.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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While each country framed its advisory independently, the messaging is consistent: entry is no longer viewed as routine or guaranteed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Automate client onboarding and other routine tasks.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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