cut-and-paste

Definition of cut-and-pastenext

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Recent Examples of cut-and-paste Democrats’ attempt to cut-and-paste a California or New York agenda onto Virginia may thrill party activists and donors. Ray Nothstine, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Beleaguered professors, who are largely poorly paid adjunct instructors at this point, will now have to not just contend with essay mills and good old-fashioned cut-and-paste plagiarism, but also the undetectable autograph of the robotic hand. Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026 The flyer promoting the the celebration of the flyer men was printed on pink paper with an energetic cut-and-paste style. April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025 The Times-Picayune and other local news outlets had by then dropped the story, so no one was paying attention when the judges found that, aside from a dozen procedural mistakes, Peterson’s cut-and-paste denials had been correct. Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for cut-and-paste
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-and-paste
Adjective
  • Soon after, the combined anger of Zeus, Poseidon and Apollo created a storm that killed everyone except the king.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • The deal allowed Premier to sell combined cruise, hotel and theme park packages and offer on-board appearances from Disney characters.
    Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Adjective
  • The whole job is to become a single, collective, communal, blended voice.
    Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • The whole job is to become a single, collective, communal, blended voice.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • In Salinas, the hot temperature of 82 degrees came matched the same mark previously reached in 1999, 1979 and 1954 and came mixed with a humidity that was higher than 70%, according to the weather service.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • Its charm features a casting of the Liberty Bell and 250 mixed-cut rubies, per Netflix.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • There are different storage options Investors should also know the distinction between segregated storage and non-segregated (commingled) storage.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Santa Anita, and by extension Del Mar and Los Alamitos, contend the game, played on a machine that has the look and feel of a slot machine, say the betting is conducted between patrons in a commingled pool and paid out based on how much money is bet on each combination.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • For owners, operators, and developers of critical infrastructure, the collaboration is expected to focus on how integrated systems could address several longstanding constraints in power distribution design and deployment.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • Moreover, integrated services like iCloud and proprietary accessories create substantial switching costs, deterring users from migrating to Android.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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“Cut-and-paste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-and-paste. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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