as in routine
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
Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Both automations worked as intended without any major hiccups, which bodes well for freelancers who want to reduce rote tasks.
—Alison Barretta, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Ben Churchill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Everything that happens after, as David grows into a strapping, stout-hearted man (now voiced by Christian singer-songwriter Phil Wickham) and eventually challenges Saul for the throne that is rightly his, is checked off in fairly rote fashion.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
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Noun
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
Both automations worked as intended without any major hiccups, which bodes well for freelancers who want to reduce rote tasks.
—Alison Barretta, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
More problem solving and less rote repetition.
—Ben Churchill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Everything that happens after, as David grows into a strapping, stout-hearted man (now voiced by Christian singer-songwriter Phil Wickham) and eventually challenges Saul for the throne that is rightly his, is checked off in fairly rote fashion.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rote
Noun
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Adding a creatine monohydrate supplement to your routine is the most effective way to increase body and muscle stores of creatine to reap creatine’s health benefits.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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Think of it as future-proofing your travel routine—at prices that are too good to ignore.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Amadou Onana’s usual whipping up of the crowd comes after every Aston Villa win.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Size-up to wear it as a layering piece, or stick with your usual size to wear it solo on milder days.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Don’t put corn husks, coffee grinds, onion peels, peach pits, eggshells, bones, vegetable peels, meat scraps, grease and large amounts of pasta down the drain.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hustle culture has lost its footing, and younger generations are rejecting the grind without knowing what replaces it.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This is not your typical Aladdin’s Cave vintage shop, where rails are stacked on top of each other and garments fill every corner.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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However, the expert warned that focusing on combat performance could push robot development away from typical industrial or service uses, because fighting requires extreme, short bursts of high-impact movement rather than steady, practical operation.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Their goal with the video was to push back against the president’s domestic troop deployments, a trend his critics feared might lead to clashes with ordinary Americans or be used to interfere in upcoming elections.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Nothing out of the ordinary there, admittedly.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Roman’s play-calling was conservative at its best Sunday, unimaginative at its worst.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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But the weightless and unimaginative action feels less cinematic than theme park-y, as if the powers that be at Sony had jumped several steps ahead in their efforts to grow this into a global juggernaut franchise.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This composition would have made ancient tools harder and more durable than standard copper — a significant advantage for a drill bit that needed to bore through resistant materials.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Most notable is the addition of an interchangeable dual-lace wrap, which sweeps from the barely there midsole and finishes with a bow atop the standard shoelaces.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At normal pool, anglers will find them at depths of 20-25 feet.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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What the files do seem to confirm, though, is the conspiracy theorist’s view of an elite stratosphere, where normal rules don’t apply, everyone knows each other, and ideological differences are subsumed to self-interested motives.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Rote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rote. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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