cut-and-dried
adjective
variants
or less commonly cut-and-dry
: being or done according to a plan, set procedure, or formula : routine
a cut-and-dried presentation
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Examples of cut-and-dried in a Sentence
a cut-and-dried session of the convention just to get required business out of the way
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Lawyer says reasons for action against judge ‘kept and keep shifting’
Dolin said the reason for Newman's suspension isn’t so cut-and-dry.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
The image of Madigan, a famously Irish Southwest Sider, as a monumental desert colossus with the head of a human, body of a lion and wings of an eagle brought some levity to an otherwise quick, cut-and-dried day of testimony in Madigan’s trial, which is now in its 10th week.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently reported that Kikuchi's contract isn't a cut-and-dry deal.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But not all conflicts are so cut-and-dried; some can go on for decades, with multiple wars waged as underlying problems remain unresolved.
—John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
The image of Madigan, a famously Irish Southwest Sider, as a monumental desert colossus with the head of a human, body of a lion and wings of an eagle brought some levity to an otherwise quick, cut-and-dried day of testimony in Madigan’s trial, which is now in its 10th week.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently reported that Kikuchi's contract isn't a cut-and-dry deal.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But not all conflicts are so cut-and-dried; some can go on for decades, with multiple wars waged as underlying problems remain unresolved.
—John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cut-and-dried
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“Cut-and-dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut-and-dried. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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