cook·ie-cut·ter
ˈku̇-kē-ˌkə-tər 
: marked by lack of originality or distinction
cookie-cutter shopping malls
: a device used to cut rolled cookie dough into shapes before baking
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Think cookie-cutter homes, perhaps with a dog park or pool.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Using a 3-inch circular cookie cutter, cut out 24 tortilla rounds.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Since then, Cracker Barrel has become a cookie-cutter corporate chain, steadily losing its Southern flavor.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Think cookie-cutter homes, perhaps with a dog park or pool.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
The ornate Cathedral on North Bayside Drive just north of the Venetian Causeway, stands out in a sea of cookie cutter hotels and condo buildings.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Using a 3-inch circular cookie cutter, cut out 24 tortilla rounds.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Cookie-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie-cutter. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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