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Recent Examples of assembly-line
The process of making those larger paintings has a little bit of an assembly-line aspect to it.
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Alex Bacon, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026
What comes through most vividly is the sense of forced placidity, the assembly-line-like control over life and activity this country club comes to represent.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
These evoke the detailed, all-encompassing assembly-line mural by Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
—Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
This is still a Hollywood spectacle, complete with explosions and celebrities and deep-cut needle drops, slick enough to keep Paramount happy without ruffling in-house censors’ feathers yet cool enough to not seem like an assembly-line product.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
From textile workers in the Industrial Revolution to assembly-line workers in the age of robotics, once-stable fields have repeatedly lost out to technological innovation, while social policy has lagged far behind.
—Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
This static approach was appropriate for filling factory assembly-line positions with individuals expected to retire between 50 and 65.
—Jerry Cahn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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
Now—in typical Internet of Things, or IoT, fashion—users will be able to plug a variety of assembly-line equipment directly to Sawyer and then control that with the same behavior tree that controls the robot on Intera.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Feb. 2017
Alex Bacon, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026
What comes through most vividly is the sense of forced placidity, the assembly-line-like control over life and activity this country club comes to represent.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
These evoke the detailed, all-encompassing assembly-line mural by Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
—Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
This is still a Hollywood spectacle, complete with explosions and celebrities and deep-cut needle drops, slick enough to keep Paramount happy without ruffling in-house censors’ feathers yet cool enough to not seem like an assembly-line product.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
From textile workers in the Industrial Revolution to assembly-line workers in the age of robotics, once-stable fields have repeatedly lost out to technological innovation, while social policy has lagged far behind.
—Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
This static approach was appropriate for filling factory assembly-line positions with individuals expected to retire between 50 and 65.
—Jerry Cahn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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
Now—in typical Internet of Things, or IoT, fashion—users will be able to plug a variety of assembly-line equipment directly to Sawyer and then control that with the same behavior tree that controls the robot on Intera.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly-line
Adjective
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For every schlocky, derivative entry, there’s one that endures.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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These are derivative securities based on Treasury bonds.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Few parents can follow the hackneyed wisdom of living in the moment.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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But the movie drifts into hackneyed melodrama that sits awkwardly against the gritty canvas of terrorist incidents, sniper attacks, bombings and police checkpoints.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Combat a cookie-cutter home with signs of life, from a cat tree to children's art, to make the space feel dynamic.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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No cookie-cutter modern stadium would do.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This makes your home feel intentional and personal instead of sterile and unoriginal.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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This seems a rather unoriginal name to be chosen by a woman whose talent lay with words.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Food offerings are also a focus, as Target looks to drive more shopper trips by expanding fresh produce and adding items from niche brands such as Fishwife, which sells canned fish.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Though the items in the pantries may vary by school, Chestnut offers pasta, rice, beans, pancake mix, carrots, and canned ravioli.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Arsenal were distinctly pedestrian in their 1-0 win against Manchester United in their Premier League opener on Sunday, with new signing Viktor Gyokeres still looking out of sync with the rest of team after his $86m move from Sporting Club.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The unusual start time—one that was especially onerous to viewers on the West Coast—limited Woods’ live deliveries to a rather pedestrian 10.8 million viewers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Roll the Calls shatters the mold of stodgy CEO memoirs.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Trump creates fear of a worse outcome (hostile takeover) and the other side (usually stodgy hotel managers) proposes buybacks, joint ventures, special access and the like.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Assembly-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembly-line. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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