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
Like in recent Games past, this year’s team kits feel less like standard-issue sportswear and more like chic cultural statements.
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Christina Pérez, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
Footage from these shows forms the spine of Kevin MacDonald’s new documentary, which might look at first like a standard-issue concert movie but turns out to be something quite different.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Andersen arrived at the hearing wearing a bulletproof vest over the standard-issue orange jumpsuit with his hands shackled near his waist.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Unlike a standard-issue wallcovering, his trompe-l’oeil treatment can be ultra-tailored.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
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Christina Pérez, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
Footage from these shows forms the spine of Kevin MacDonald’s new documentary, which might look at first like a standard-issue concert movie but turns out to be something quite different.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Andersen arrived at the hearing wearing a bulletproof vest over the standard-issue orange jumpsuit with his hands shackled near his waist.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Unlike a standard-issue wallcovering, his trompe-l’oeil treatment can be ultra-tailored.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-issue
Adjective
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Calls to the ships’ operators outside normal working hours either weren’t answered or weren’t immediately returned.—
Julian Lee,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sanoja has primarily played third base this season, with seven of his nine starts coming there, but his last two starts came in center field on Thursday (to give normal starter Jakob Marsee his first day off from the field) and left field on Friday.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The deeper layers of your soul may feel much nearer to the surface than usual.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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With speed on the right wing as essentially a pure winger rather than her usual right-back role, Oke gave Reign’s defense fits, especially when another midfielder joined and created overloads.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Events like this have begun to feel ordinary—recurring evidence of the mismatch between aging infrastructure and an emerging ecological reality.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The judge said that conduct, as described in the complaint, could rise above ordinary discipline and implicate a constitutional violation of the student's right to bodily integrity.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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As noted earlier, Form 1099-K is the typical reporting form gig workers receive from platforms that handle the collection of payments from customers and transfer the worker’s share to them.—
Annette Nellen,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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So far, the WGA has only disclosed to members that the provisional agreement will span four years rather than the union’s typical three.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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Numbers began to skyrocket around the time of the Artemis II launch on April 1st, peaking at around 12,434 at time of writing— a huge jump against the game's standard average player count, which hovers around 3,000 to 4,000.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The payments cover a 20% additional tax burden triggered by the IRS when an executive collects more than three times their average total compensation.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At the same time, CBS and ESPN forego an ad sales windfall, limiting commercial breaks to just four minutes per hour—or roughly a quarter of the standard broadcast load.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The government ought to regard the existence of a tax preparation industry for standard returns as a parasite on the body politic.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-issue. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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