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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
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.
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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
But transgender rights advocates are warning the issue is not quite as cut-and-dry.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
However, Katie Scheuer, an independent insurance broker with World Insurance Associates in South Dakota, explains that it's not always cut-and-dry, as numerous factors determine whether the liability falls on the town, the contractor, the homeowner, or another entity.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
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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
But transgender rights advocates are warning the issue is not quite as cut-and-dry.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
However, Katie Scheuer, an independent insurance broker with World Insurance Associates in South Dakota, explains that it's not always cut-and-dry, as numerous factors determine whether the liability falls on the town, the contractor, the homeowner, or another entity.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-and-dried
Adjective
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James turned forty-one at the end of that month, an age at which many people start to notice the normal degeneration of their tendons and joints.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The start of the day seemed very normal to me.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Staffing shortages have forced some travelers to build in significantly more time before flights – sometimes hours more than usual.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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February 19 – March 20 Home is where the heart is — that’s even more true than usual.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Many Catholic theologians believe that ordinary care and treatment such as feeding tubes, on the other hand, should be continued.—
Robert S. Olick,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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Send no one back to Congress who will not commit to tax reform benefiting ordinary Americans.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In early 2019 and in late 2025, two federal government shutdowns ended shortly after travel disruptions escalated following higher-than-typical absences of air traffic controllers.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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The education budget in a typical year is about a third of the city’s total financial plan, which has historically failed to account for actual spending.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Lines and other extended objects seem to be commonplace and even expected in QFT, which ostensibly describes pointlike objects.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Although commonly associated with the visual arts, anonymity is commonplace in other disciplines, including music, with formerly anonymous stars including Australian singer Sia and French electronic duo Daft Pank.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Thousands are now not showing up for work, hundreds have quit altogether, and the average wait time at airports has reached record levels.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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That’s the view of Robinhood, which counts 250,000 customers paying on average $250 annually to use its Strategies, an AI tool guided by human advisors.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The year was 1754, and Franklin's goal was to unite the disparate colonies into a coalition against a common enemy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sei whales are endangered and are common in the Southeast's waters.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Rather, its routine annual funding, some $10 billion, would be cut almost in half under the proposal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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In a routine step near the end of a flight, the air traffic controller handling approaches into LaGuardia instructs the pilots of Air Canada Express Flight 8646 pilots to contact the airport’s control tower, which will guide them the rest of the way.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Cut-and-dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-and-dried. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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