standard-issue

adjective

ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü How to pronounce standard-issue (audio)
Definition of standard-issuenext
as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder

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Recent Examples of standard-issue Motorcycles and trailers have particular sequences for their standard-issue license plates, too. — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 22 May 2026 Devin Archer richly interprets Emile’s romantic ballads, French accent and all, while Cindy Chang brings some honest dignity to Bloody Mary and Anthony Maggio’s Cabel goes far beyond the standard-issue tenor. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 By then, standard-issue electric typewriters and six-ply carbon paper had been replaced by far less visually interesting computers. — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Then the Hays Code, along with standard-issue censorship, helped keep the lid tight. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for standard-issue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-issue
  1. normal
  2. usual
  3. ordinary
  4. typical
  5. average
  6. standard
Adjective
  • This figure has already exceeded the European Commission's estimate for annual wildfire losses across the entire European Union in a normal year.
    — , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Since military prototypes often undergo multiple design revisions, such modifications are considered a normal part of the aircraft development process.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of normal
Adjective
  • Malnati will have to hold off a field that is stronger than usual in Detroit.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Lincoln City Manager Sean Scully joked about the unusual scene when asked by The Sacramento Bee why council members and staff had traded their usual attire for Western wear.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of usual
Adjective
  • Meals are taken family style, and the refinement of the cooking will ruin ordinary Indian restaurant fare for you.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For Neha Bora, a student leader who took part in a hunger strike in New Delhi, the movement showed that ordinary citizens could still hold those in power to account.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordinary
Adjective
  • Unlike typical private foundations, a POF actively conducts charitable work, such as exhibiting and conserving objects for public access.
    — Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The product, a combo package called 3D Editor + Canvas, essentially combines typical AI generation (which tends to happen in 2D) with the more advanced CG world (which tends to happen in 3D).
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of typical
Adjective
  • Wall Street analysts have an average target price of $228 on SpaceX, according to FactSet.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The average speed of a bus negotiating the streets of NYC is about 5 mph, per City Hall’s numbers.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of average
Adjective
  • The microreactor breaks down into standard shipping modules that travel by road and assemble directly on site.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • Its integrated unibody clip attaches to laptops, monitors or standard tripods and it can be used in landscape, portrait and even upside-down orientations.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-issue. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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