CUT-AND-DRIED Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

cut-and-dried

adjective

ˌkət-ᵊn-ˈdrīd

variants also cut-and-dry

as in usual

being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events a cut-and-dried session of the convention just to get required business out of the way

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Recent Examples on the Web While Annecy audiences proved largely opposed to titles made using AI, a consensus wasn’t so cut-and-dry among some artists at this year’s event. —

Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 June 2024 Any actions by an AI system outside those parameters would be a cut-and-dried violation. —

Lauren Kahn, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023 Having that pick — along with a second first-rounder, No. 20, as well as three second-round picks — carries a bit more intrigue than the cut-and-dried first pick. —

Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2024 To Sir Phillip, With Love Like the literary plots of the Bridgerton books before it, book five is not a cut-and-dry tale of romance. —

Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for cut-and-dried

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