variants also cut-and-dry

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Recent Examples of cut-and-dried Seth and Summer, dated in real life), but whatever’s been brewing between The White Lotus stars Aimee Lou Wood and Walton Goggins over the past few weeks seems decidedly more complex than a cut-and-dried on-set fling. Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025 That’s the perfect setup for a cut-and-dried, eat-the-rich story in which every non-wealthy person agrees with Marshall, protects him, and gratefully accepts the mushrooms. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025 Clearly, there’s more to this story than a cut-and-dry acquisition. Allure Editors, Allure, 14 Mar. 2025 There isn’t really a cut-and-dried answer, but a good starting point is identifying the key stakeholders where AI is likely to be deployed. Matt Kunkel, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut-and-dried
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-and-dried
Adjective
  • Both are now visible to the naked eye to observers in the Southern Hemisphere and are currently shining millions of times brighter than usual.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The Senate has spent some 18 hours churning through more than two dozen amendments in what is called a vote-a-rama, a typically laborious process that went on longer than usual as negotiations happen on and off the chamber floor.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Deloitte’s Global Resilience Report, based on surveys of over 2,000 CEOs and 6,000 executives, found that 62% view ongoing disruption as the new normal.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • If the war in Ukraine is to be contained and ultimately resolved, Europe will have to make clear to Beijing that normal commercial relations cannot coexist with China’s support for a war against the European security order.
    Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The size of a typical studio apartment is 500 to 600 square feet.
    Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
  • Over a 40-year career, the typical Black woman will lose approximately $1 million compared to her white male co-workers.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • As of July 7, the CDC will combine its bird flu updates with its routine influenza updates, according to a news release on its website.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
  • Automation: Simplify routine duties such as internal updates, meeting summaries and follow-up emails.
    Umair Javed, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025

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“Cut-and-dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-and-dried. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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