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Recent Examples of standard-issue The touchpad and keyboard felt standard-issue but comfortable. Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 23 June 2025 Elijah Magaña) The smart scope weighs about 2.5 pounds and fits onto standard-issue rifles. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025 This is pretty much your standard-issue focus-group scene, with dopey viewers idiotically nitpicking irrelevant details. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 2 May 2025 The only water on a hump was the amount our standard-issue canteens could hold. Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for standard-issue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-issue
Adjective
  • Many automakers returned to advertising during the NFL season last year as vehicle inventory levels returned to more normal levels.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her therapist – who Heming Willis accidentally referred to her as her own caregiver – explained how normal these feelings were.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For instance, if a wildfire—even if far away—coincides with weather systems blowing pollution into your region, AirNow’s email will recommend staying indoors more than usual.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As such, there’s always been a thrill of danger to every fight, but the difference this time around is that the stakes are far higher than usual.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That was followed by the Israeli-Gaza war, which to date has claimed the lives of around 64,000 Palestinians, including ordinary Gazans, according to the local health authority.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Joan and Luke had a love that was all fireworks and sexy dazzle; after Luke died, Joan married Larry, who was all ordinary-guy solidity.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In typical athlete origin story fashion, the first half of the Christy trailer depicts the unpolished, brunette Sweeney as real-life champion Christy Salters Martin slugging it out in practice, training on a beach, and hugging her supportive team.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That is, the group enables Hamas to be both arsonist and firefighter, enhancing its control and reach into the lives of average, everyday Palestinians in Gaza.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • When users search for flights on Google Flights, the search engine will say if the fares or lower, higher or average for that route.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The impressive organizational elements also make this option stand out when compared to standard purses.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • An article from the American Kennel Club (AKC) stated that mini dachshunds weigh about 11 pounds or under, and the standard size is, on average, 16 to 32 pounds.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Over time, as refrigerators became commonplace, butter dishes slipped into the background.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The recent experiment by Vodafone comes as AI influencers become more commonplace online.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-issue. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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