as in grind
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
learned the rote for the exercise warm-up but not the reasoning behind it
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Recent Examples of rote
Brendan Harley, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Zoom school also emphasized rote learning, a technique based on repetition that some experts believe may favor boys, instead of teaching students to solve problems in different ways, which may benefit girls.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Or when a student who suffered through four years of high school thinking history is about rote memorization unlocks its enormous analytical power to help better understand our present and think about the future, too.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
And while some may say academics exist in an ivory tower, the experience of welcoming generations of young people into our institutions each year provides a constant reminder of what is gained by educating young adults to ask why and why not rather than to rely on rote certainty.
—Brendan Harley, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Zoom school also emphasized rote learning, a technique based on repetition that some experts believe may favor boys, instead of teaching students to solve problems in different ways, which may benefit girls.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Their diplomas and GPAs speak to their talent for rote memorization, but simply regurgitating facts and figures has little to no value for employers.
—Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Or when a student who suffered through four years of high school thinking history is about rote memorization unlocks its enormous analytical power to help better understand our present and think about the future, too.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rote
Noun
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But, no matter how good your intentions are, life always manages to throw a wrench into your cleaning routine.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each was judged on softness, absorbency, size, and dry time—and yes, every single one has elevated our bath time routines for the better.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The team's usual coach, JP MacCallum, took time off after his 10-year-old daughter, Selah, died of cancer, per Marchand's Instagram post.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Blank sailings have only gotten more prevalent as ocean carriers aimed to stop months of declines in freight rates after a softer-than-usual peak shipping season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Since her husband's death, Kirk hasn't disappeared from public life, mixing grief with the grind of front-facing work.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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But clarity about time’s value doesn’t require the perspective of final days — only the courage to step outside the grind long enough to see what matters.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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All are dressed in period garb — Clarkson in a gorgeous gown and her band, My Band Y’all, led by musical director and keyboardist Jason Halbert, in formal white dinner jackets typical of musical acts at the time.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Alternatives to typical iron supplements to consider include intravenous (IV) iron, slow-release oral iron tablets, and dietary iron.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Second is its patience, which leads to some extremely effective scares as producer/writer/director/cinematographer/editor Oren Peli spins the tale of an ordinary suburban couple terrorized by an unseen entity.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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What separates them from ordinary companies isn’t better strategy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dalton wasn’t helped by an unimaginative game plan from the offensive coaches.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
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What exactly was the charm of these books which critics had written off initially as being unimaginative and derivative?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Smaller packages moving within a few hundred miles will only increase by about 40 cents, but larger boxes or long-distance deliveries could add as much as $7 for standard shipping.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each platform comes standard with sales forecasting, scoring, and process automation, and is a robust system for SMBs.—
Jason Phillips,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One commenter shared with OP that this behavior is normal and that kids can often switch their preference between parents.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Having never worked at a place that wasn’t a scam center, the more experienced among them came to see their jobs as normal.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Rote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rote. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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