as in conventional
disapproving
very similar to other things of the same kind; not original or different
a neighborhood of cookie-cutter houses Opponents accused the candidate of taking a cookie-cutter approach to the problem.
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Recent Examples of cookie-cutter
Hoteliers are doing away with the cookie-cutter beauty, spa and restoration services and connecting with local healers, traditions and things endemic to the area.
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Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
A lot of time and money is invested in ensuring your home makes a first impression that represents the style and personality of those living inside it, and having a duplicate on the street makes the neighborhood feel more cookie-cutter.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
There is no cookie-cutter approach to handling employee relations.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
And Sawyer underscores that employers should avoid cookie-cutter policies and offer flexible, adaptable approaches that respect individual needs.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
A lot of time and money is invested in ensuring your home makes a first impression that represents the style and personality of those living inside it, and having a duplicate on the street makes the neighborhood feel more cookie-cutter.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
There is no cookie-cutter approach to handling employee relations.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
And Sawyer underscores that employers should avoid cookie-cutter policies and offer flexible, adaptable approaches that respect individual needs.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cookie-cutter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie-cutter
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Sorry to break it to the rest of the industry, but Aston Martin’s design team is still cooking with gas, fire, conventional weapons, atomic bombs, etc.—
Jonny Lieberman,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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In McPherson’s age, preaching—not unlike the work of an influencer today—was a way for people, especially women, to gain social power and financial success without working a conventional job.—
Dorothy Fortenberry,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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At the time, Latinos were often cast in stereotyped roles with heavy accents and largely denied the opportunity to direct features.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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By comparison, when Tesla was incorporated in Delaware, a shareholder who held just nine shares of Tesla stock was the plaintiff in a shareholder derivative suit that resulted in a judge ordering CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO compensation package to be rescinded, Lipton noted.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Financial markets throbbed with a panoply of new financial institutions — hedge funds — trading new financial instruments — derivative securities — the values of which were tied to still other financial instruments like home mortgages.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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“Cookie-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie-cutter. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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