central casting
noun
: the department of a movie studio responsible for casting actors especially viewed as a source of people who are stereotypical of their role in appearance, behavior, or nature
a politician right out of central casting
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Perhaps they were recruited from Trump’s central casting of the mind.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Larger than life and straight out of central casting, Michael Lipack ran the Daily News’ photo desk like everything was riding on just the right picture.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
General Caine’s nickname embodied the kind of hell-raiser warrior straight out of central casting that Mr. Trump was looking for in his top general, officials said.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Metea Valley’s Payton Giannone looks like a point guard from central casting.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Larger than life and straight out of central casting, Michael Lipack ran the Daily News’ photo desk like everything was riding on just the right picture.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
General Caine’s nickname embodied the kind of hell-raiser warrior straight out of central casting that Mr. Trump was looking for in his top general, officials said.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Metea Valley’s Payton Giannone looks like a point guard from central casting.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Central casting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20casting. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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