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
Developers picked a few cookie-cutter floor plans that turned ground-floor units into single-story apartments or office space.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 June 2025
Instead of delivering yet another cookie-cutter robot, the company has developed a high-profile (literally) mopping robovac that cleans more like a person than an appliance.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Eva Resort For a boutique stay that feels more like a private hideaway than the many cookie-cutter resorts dotting the island, head to Eva Resort in Savaneta.
—Danielle Robles, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
This type of consultant doesn’t pitch cookie-cutter frameworks.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 June 2025
Instead of delivering yet another cookie-cutter robot, the company has developed a high-profile (literally) mopping robovac that cleans more like a person than an appliance.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Eva Resort For a boutique stay that feels more like a private hideaway than the many cookie-cutter resorts dotting the island, head to Eva Resort in Savaneta.
—Danielle Robles, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
This type of consultant doesn’t pitch cookie-cutter frameworks.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie-cutter
Adjective
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These stories reveal new information, challenge conventional thinking, inform policymakers and the public, shine light on wrongdoing.—
Greg Borowski,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Twice per day, on the way up and back down, Kosmos 2589 briefly passes near a large number of US government and commercial satellites in more conventional geosynchronous orbits but then quickly departs the vicinity.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 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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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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There remains a 25% tariff on non-USMCA-compliant goods from Canada and Mexico, as well as a 50% tariff on steel, aluminum and derivative products.—
Kelsey Walsh,
ABC News,
12 July 2025
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The move also removed many specific exemptions and included downstream derivative products.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Cookie-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie-cutter. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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