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
The setting of Lemoncurd, which skewered cookie-cutter suburbia and the bonkers priorities of the upper-middle class, made even the moments of gross-out comedy cute.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The corporate stores, with their forest-green signs and scratchboard illustrations of famous authors, used to be cookie-cutter copies of one another.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
No cookie-cutter approach The perpetual purpose trust model has more often been used by businesses — the outdoor apparel company Patagonia put one in place in 2022 — but KCT married it with a nonprofit and adapted it to fit real estate.
—Amanda Abrams, thehustle.co, 13 Mar. 2026
Consequently, this translates into the wooden and cookie-cutter characters that make up the human element of the movies.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The corporate stores, with their forest-green signs and scratchboard illustrations of famous authors, used to be cookie-cutter copies of one another.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
No cookie-cutter approach The perpetual purpose trust model has more often been used by businesses — the outdoor apparel company Patagonia put one in place in 2022 — but KCT married it with a nonprofit and adapted it to fit real estate.
—Amanda Abrams, thehustle.co, 13 Mar. 2026
Consequently, this translates into the wooden and cookie-cutter characters that make up the human element of the movies.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cookie-cutter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie-cutter
Adjective
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But Jude’s subsequent movies have gone in a less conventional direction.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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However, the party piece is that the air trapped under the wing creates a high-pressure cushion effect with a lift-to-drag ratio beyond that of a conventional aircraft.—
David Szondy
April 13,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Kelly Enders-Tharp, a three-time surrogate and education and experience specialist at Growing Generations, explains that surrogates are often stereotyped, or that their backgrounds are misrepresented.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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Later, Lenape artist Joe Baker places cutout photographs of his ancestors over the stereotyped images of Native Americans found in the wallpaper.—
Tom McDonough,
Artforum,
1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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For example, an extreme weather event that damages infrastructure could impact a critical supply chain node, which has a derivative impact on economic growth and credit.—
Rob Fauber,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Those efforts evolved into Aladdin, short for asset, liability, debt, and derivative investment network.—
byDebbie Carlson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Cookie-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie-cutter. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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