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also cut-and-dry
as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
a cut-and-dried session of the convention just to get required business out of the way
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Recent Examples of cut-and-dried
The split in the castle is now cut-and-dried.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, their investigation isn’t cut-and-dry.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
In Bonta’s eyes, placing a bet through a site such as DraftKings or FanDuel — or operating such a site — is a cut-and-dried crime, one punishable by fine or imprisonment.
—Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
Supplementing Wikipedia’s Encyclopedia Britannica-style format with a small component that contains AI summaries is not a simple problem with a cut-and-dry answer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cut-and-dried
Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, their investigation isn’t cut-and-dry.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
In Bonta’s eyes, placing a bet through a site such as DraftKings or FanDuel — or operating such a site — is a cut-and-dried crime, one punishable by fine or imprisonment.
—Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
Supplementing Wikipedia’s Encyclopedia Britannica-style format with a small component that contains AI summaries is not a simple problem with a cut-and-dry answer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cut-and-dried
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-and-dried
Adjective
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After replanting, or if the roots look normal, keep the soil moist.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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But not the average, normal citizen workers.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The irony is that Ashby was the stand-in for France’s usual wing trimmer, the British sailor Leigh McMillan, who is still recovering from an injury at the Auckland SailGP event in February.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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But Brunson, as usual, was sublime, wrong-footing the 76ers over and over with his staccato moves and magnetized shots.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Each episode closes the gap between inspiration and action, reminding audiences that remarkable brands are built by ordinary people who choose to keep going.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The only administrative requirements should be the ordinary ones that are necessary in order to maintain any system, such as confirming identity and preventing fraud, not ones that screen people out of necessary care.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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In typical fashion, singer and fashion powerhouse Rihanna shut down the carpet as the final guest to arrive much earlier than in year’s past.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Comparing local rents to a broad measure of monthly ownership cost for a buyer – mortgage, taxes, insurance and maintenance – Zillow found the typical California renter in the six metros theoretically saved $191 monthly compared with owning.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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It's become almost commonplace in schools and at shopping malls.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The incident brought America's commonplace gun violence just feet away from a room full of lawmakers, top officials, and journalists.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Those ratings create an estimate of how many goals each team is expected to score and allow in a game against an average opponent at a neutral site.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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So far, the main direct threat that average Americans seem to have faced from the Iran War has been higher gasoline prices.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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For example, most labels won’t tell you what kind of soil a plant needs; only some plants can handle the dense, alkaline clay soil common in the Chicago area.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Incidents are most common at night.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Shirokawa, meanwhile, was a demon on defense, recording four assists on routine-to-difficult grounders and an acrobatic layout for a diving catch of a line drive.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Her routine mammogram, which was mostly covered by insurance, required a follow-up exam.—
Kyle Ingram,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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“Cut-and-dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-and-dried. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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