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Recent Examples of formulaic It's often noted that generative AI writing style can come across as very bland and formulaic. Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Nevertheless, the actress recognized that Twin Peaks was a far cry from the formulaic television of the past. EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Sure, there’s a reasonable and informed argument to be made that its big-budget excess, rampant commercialism, and formulaic checkbox-checking exemplify everything wrong with the AAA gaming industry right now. ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025 Throughout this stretch, the Red Sox have almost become formulaic. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for formulaic
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Adjective
  • Explaining Traditions - Folk Behavior In Modern Culture By Simon J. Bronner This kind of imitative play—not just Cooties but also House or Cops and Robbers—helps children make sense of the world.
    Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The social self is avoidance-based, conforming, imitative, predictable, planned, and hardworking.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • These stories are shockingly unoriginal, both in the real world and in films and television.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Using Trite Business Jargon Nothing screams unoriginal like a LinkedIn profile filled with corporate buzzwords.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025

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“Formulaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulaic. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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