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
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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Clearly, there’s more to this story than a cut-and-dry acquisition.
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Allure Editors, Allure, 14 Mar. 2025
There isn’t really a cut-and-dried answer, but a good starting point is identifying the key stakeholders where AI is likely to be deployed.
—Matt Kunkel, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The nature of Hilaria and Alec’s discussions on their children’s scant understanding of the shooting suggests a much more cut-and-dried situation.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s pretty cut-and-dried: An agent can’t refuse to work with potential clients because of these factors.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
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Allure Editors, Allure, 14 Mar. 2025
There isn’t really a cut-and-dried answer, but a good starting point is identifying the key stakeholders where AI is likely to be deployed.
—Matt Kunkel, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The nature of Hilaria and Alec’s discussions on their children’s scant understanding of the shooting suggests a much more cut-and-dried situation.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s pretty cut-and-dried: An agent can’t refuse to work with potential clients because of these factors.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
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 20 Mar. 2025.
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