as in routine
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
learned the rote for the exercise warm-up but not the reasoning behind it
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Recent Examples of rote
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2024
Job aids such as step-by-step checklists will keep you from just doing those things mindlessly, by rote, or going on autopilot.
—Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Harsh Singh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
So why does this Last Dance feel so impersonal, so rote, so step-by-step predictable?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Anything done by rote in any white-collar job will be eventually taken over by AI.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2024
Job aids such as step-by-step checklists will keep you from just doing those things mindlessly, by rote, or going on autopilot.
—Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Just as calculators taught us to prioritize conceptual understanding over rote calculation, AI can encourage us to prioritize creativity, critical analysis and problem-solving over the mechanical aspects of knowledge.
—Harsh Singh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
So why does this Last Dance feel so impersonal, so rote, so step-by-step predictable?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rote
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The TikTok ban and everyday users For everyday users, the ban could have a big impact simply because many of us use the app in our daily routine.John Brandon, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Hufanga was on the field two hours before kickoff, resuming his usual pregame routine and doing so without a cast protecting his wrist.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In these events, snowy owls can be seen much farther south than usual, throughout the lower 48 states.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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That sizable group still has relatively fresh immunity, meaning fewer people than usual are susceptible to infection right now.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Time to find a balance between the grind and your mental peace is crucial.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Share your signature messages and keep your feeds full without the content grind.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Related: Jamie Foxx Finally Revealed What His ‘Mystery Illness’ Was & Called the Recovery the ‘Worst Year of His Life’ What started as your typical night out at the upscale eatery quickly went south when some fellow diners apparently didn’t get the memo about restaurant etiquette.Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 15 Dec. 2024
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Braving the New York chill yesterday (December 14), Holmes was photographed in what’s become quite a typical silhouette.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bénédictine brings a lovely honeyed spice, which folds beautifully into rye (see: the Monte Carlo) and is well-accented by absinthe (see: the Chrysanthemum), but taken in such quantities would be out of the ordinary indeed.Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
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Smith said this year’s fire season is gearing up to be slightly longer than usual but is not particularly out of the ordinary.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The firm is smart, if also unimaginative, to highlight competition with China — which is indeed bipartisan, though likely to be managed very differently by the incoming administration.Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes, the genre becomes an excuse for amateurish or unimaginative filmmaking.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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The photos demonstrate how the durable utility fabric became a standard uniform and how brands like Levi’s, Lee, OshKosh and Carhartt commercialized the timeless style.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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The standard procedure is to conduct emergency surgery to remove the egg to save the mother’s life.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: Caused by gene mutations, this is a rare condition that develops when fatty or scarred tissue replaces normal tissue in part of the heart, leading to irregular heartbeat.Elizabeth Millard, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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The city climbed to 40 degrees on Monday but will fail to get warmer than the teens on Friday – a full 10 degrees below normal.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Rote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rote. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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