cut-and-paste

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Recent Examples of cut-and-paste 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 Here’s the worst part: Those last four paragraphs were just a straight cut-and-paste from last year. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Generic press releases or cut-and-paste pitches are going to be ignored. Brian Cattell, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 The 27 Best Christmas Ornaments of 2024 to Bring New Life to Your Tree Make Cardstock Gift Toppers These cut-and-paste cardstock creations can be enjoyed long after the wrapping paper has been torn open. Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024 Austin began laying out Architectural Pottery advertisements and catalogs at a time when the work was cut-and-paste. Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-and-paste
Adjective
  • Bonus points from the dance marathon were added to the judges’ scores from the first round to determine a final combined leaderboard of the night.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Putting all this into context for the wider Japanese economy, Fujimura also pointed out that the combined market capitalization of Japan’s top nine entertainment companies has now surpassed that of the top nine automakers.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • At the mercy of ICE Chelsea Brunty-Barojas and her husband Antonio Barojas Solano and their large blended family are living in fear.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Loom is a tech platform that connects users with designers to upcycle unworn clothes, PulpaTronics produces metal-free, chip-less RFID paper tags and Renasens creates waterless, chemical-free technology that turns blended textile waste into raw materials.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Robot can serve as an inspection agent With this new demonstration, a flexible mobile robot, powered by agentic AI that is running on AMD silicon, operates within a warehouse with mixed traffic.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • While the full moon may have some mixed energies, with the planets crisscrossing in all sorts of ways, the key now is to focus on being grounded, balanced and centered as much as possible.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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  • The strong scent of commingled colognes filled the night air, and word went around that the lobster roll hors d’oeuvres were best avoided.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These layers enable reversible, programmable movements and adaptive camouflage, demonstrating multifunctional soft robotics in a single, integrated system.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Imagine a telco app with an integrated AI assistant that can manage plans, optimize bills, and recommend new services.
    Astha Bhardwaj, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Cut-and-paste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-and-paste. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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