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Recent Examples of assembly-line
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.
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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
Running their own manufacturing operation exposed them to the realities of assembly-line work: repetitive tasks, high turnover, and challenges in quality control.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 24 Nov. 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
As the Wall Street Journal noted this week, since January the Trump administration has put lawfare on an assembly-line basis.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 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
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
Running their own manufacturing operation exposed them to the realities of assembly-line work: repetitive tasks, high turnover, and challenges in quality control.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 24 Nov. 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
As the Wall Street Journal noted this week, since January the Trump administration has put lawfare on an assembly-line basis.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly-line
Adjective
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What remains are delta-neutral derivative strategies.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Financially, farmers and financiers can buy derivative contracts like futures or credit default swaps that insure against the risk of commodity price fluctuations or loans defaulting.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This is actually better than some of the hackneyed rom-coms Reiner muddled through, a coming-of-age story about two kids’ pseudo-love story from grade school through middle school.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2025
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On the first real mission in the jungle region of Fury Green, Samus encounters a Galactic Federation technician named Myles Mackenzie who, from his reveal in the pre-release previews, became a sticking point for fans due to his hackneyed sidekick trappings.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Frustrated by Chromebook-centric classrooms, cookie-cutter curriculum and testing and rising youth mental health concerns, some parents are seeking—and building—alternatives to conventional schooling.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But Shelton, who is 21, could have been talking about anything to do with his budding tennis career, which has been the opposite of cookie-cutter.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 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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For cans, bottles, and jars, this Otstar tool features a unique six-in-one design that melts away any frustration from stubborn canned and jarred goods.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Most canned and bottled versions include a bit of sugar, and often incorporate various health-boosting ingredients such as pea protein, mushroom extracts and occasionally adaptogens or mood enhancers such as MCT, which is derived from coconut or palm kernel oil.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 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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The performances have largely been stodgy and ponderous.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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The once stodgy and slow growth world of companies that produce and sell power has become an investor favorite.—
Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Assembly-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembly-line. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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