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Recent Examples of formulaic If the twists are too easily visible and the revelations a hair too formulaic, however, James still treats the genre and its conventions with respect. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024 This energy can be seen at Suoi Tien Theme Park, a place that celebrates and teaches Vietnamese history and culture, a singular and unique take on the kind of place that so often feels formulaic. Richard Quest, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024 And even a film that could easily be quite formulaic is not at all. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024 With pay cable and streaming gaining a bigger and bigger foothold, Duffy kept looking for shows that deserved a wider audience while steering readers away from formulaic drivel. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for formulaic 

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“Formulaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulaic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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