as·sem·bly-line
ə-ˈsem-blē-ˌlīn 
: made by or as if by an assembly line
especially
: lacking originality or creativity
bored by the novel's assembly-line plot
1
: an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled
2
: a process for turning out a finished product in a mechanically efficient manner
academic assembly lines
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Unlike many popular artists, she was never classically trained or in any other bands, nor was she plucked from obscurity to perform assembly-line creations.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The robotics industry is undergoing a massive transition from task-specific, non-mobile robots — think of the big ones that install body panels on automotive assembly lines — to autonomous general-purpose (and often humanoid) robots.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
However, CalMatters reported that modular apartment buildings are manufactured in assembly-line fashion at a factory in Vallejo.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Unlike many popular artists, she was never classically trained or in any other bands, nor was she plucked from obscurity to perform assembly-line creations.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Ford's 'Model-T moment': Ford announces investment to bring affordable EVs to market, and talks about a new truck
As her voice shook, Renita Shores-Gaston said working on an assembly line shouldn't be a life-threatening job.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The robotics industry is undergoing a massive transition from task-specific, non-mobile robots — think of the big ones that install body panels on automotive assembly lines — to autonomous general-purpose (and often humanoid) robots.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Assembly-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assembly-line. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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