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
All-inclusive resorts of today are certainly not the same cookie-cutter product of decades past.
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Dealing with growth Carney also has helped lead Town Board efforts to build and expand roads to meet ongoing population growth and to eliminate massive, cookie-cutter apartment complexes via new zoning rules.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
But don’t start snoozing yet—this is no cookie-cutter procedural.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2025
And winning coveted places in those cookie-cutter portfolios increasingly is what these private-equity and private-credit firms are seeking.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2025
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Dealing with growth Carney also has helped lead Town Board efforts to build and expand roads to meet ongoing population growth and to eliminate massive, cookie-cutter apartment complexes via new zoning rules.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
But don’t start snoozing yet—this is no cookie-cutter procedural.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2025
And winning coveted places in those cookie-cutter portfolios increasingly is what these private-equity and private-credit firms are seeking.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie-cutter
Adjective
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The technique might also yield interesting possibilities in cell therapy or precision surgery, where conventional tools are too large or blunt.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Such intimate screenings and parties will continue in different locations as the film makes its way into conventional theaters.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
13 May 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
Adjective
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Unlike the Air Force’s F-47, which uses an advanced adaptive-cycle engine for extended range, the F/A-XX will use a derivative powerplant.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Cookie-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie-cutter. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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