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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But the rules – and their enforcement – aren’t always cut-and-dried.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
Yes, but: The politics of energy in 2024 are not cut-and-dry, and Pennsylvania is no exception.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 23 July 2024
The numbers on the health benefits of sun exposure remain less cut-and-dried.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 28 June 2024
Consumers are turning away from the cut-and-dry marketing strategies of the past in search of authentic, eye-catching campaigns that have meaning.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
Yes, but: The politics of energy in 2024 are not cut-and-dry, and Pennsylvania is no exception.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 23 July 2024
The numbers on the health benefits of sun exposure remain less cut-and-dried.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 28 June 2024
Consumers are turning away from the cut-and-dry marketing strategies of the past in search of authentic, eye-catching campaigns that have meaning.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 25 June 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 1 Oct. 2024.
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