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
Many of them seem to be there temporarily, in cookie-cutter apartments similar to the ones on Love is Blind, which does not bode well for the longevity of this program.
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Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 July 2025
The old playbook of one-off, cookie-cutter posts is becoming less effective.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Right now, a handful of attorneys are exploiting our legal system, filing thousands of cookie-cutter lawsuits against businesses for minor technical violations.
—Aaron Hichman, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
With hundreds of glowing reviews on Airbnb, this Big Idaho Potato Hotel has become a cult favorite among travelers seeking a stay that's anything but cookie-cutter.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cookie-cutter
Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 July 2025
The old playbook of one-off, cookie-cutter posts is becoming less effective.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Right now, a handful of attorneys are exploiting our legal system, filing thousands of cookie-cutter lawsuits against businesses for minor technical violations.
—Aaron Hichman, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
With hundreds of glowing reviews on Airbnb, this Big Idaho Potato Hotel has become a cult favorite among travelers seeking a stay that's anything but cookie-cutter.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie-cutter
Adjective
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Keep in mind, though, that Quantum Computers are not going to replace conventional, or classical, computers.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The nonprofit’s study on cotton—spanning organic, conventional, recycled and regenerative —is slated for this year’s last quarter.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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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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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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The new rate only applies to semi-finished copper products, such as copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets, and tubes, as well as copper-intensive derivative products, such as pipe fittings, cables, and connectors, according to the White House fact sheet.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
30 July 2025
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When a contract ends, or if a company violates its terms, the individual’s data must, by law, be erased from the model, its training set, and any derivative products.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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“Cookie-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie-cutter. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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