standard-issue
adjective
stan·dard-is·sue
ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü 
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another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder
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As biopic subjects go, Franz Kafka is resistant to standard-issue treatment on a number of levels — beginning with the fact that his life, short and largely uncelebrated in its time, wasn’t especially remarkable.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Whitehouse’s politics are those of a standard-issue progressive Democrat from the East Coast.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s more heft here than in standard-issue showbiz memoirs: Mamet’s struggles with self-doubt and self-definition resonate, and her jokes land more like attempts at maintaining good humor in the face of a cruel world than pure silliness.
—Book Marks
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
While oud can be polarizing—prized by some for its longevity and scorned by others for its animalic bite—the version in this bottle is rounder, creamier, and more nuanced than your standard-issue oud oil, with a clarity that feels paradoxical given its depth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Whitehouse’s politics are those of a standard-issue progressive Democrat from the East Coast.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s more heft here than in standard-issue showbiz memoirs: Mamet’s struggles with self-doubt and self-definition resonate, and her jokes land more like attempts at maintaining good humor in the face of a cruel world than pure silliness.
—Book Marks
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
While oud can be polarizing—prized by some for its longevity and scorned by others for its animalic bite—the version in this bottle is rounder, creamier, and more nuanced than your standard-issue oud oil, with a clarity that feels paradoxical given its depth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for standard-issue
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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard-issue. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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