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Recent Examples of standard-issue Few have been more transformed than Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, who was elected last summer on a standard-issue promise to revive his country’s economy and public services. Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025 The gathering crowd was particularly entranced with the weighty, sculptural zipper pulls, which seemed to glide so much better than your standard-issue hardware. Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025 On a set of heavy, generic columns by Derek McLane, actors in standard-issue navy suits and Desert Storm–style fatigues reshuffle themselves into indifferent configurations. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025 In any case, the Comfort Colors T-shirt—specifically the standard-issue 100 percent cotton model no. 1717—checks every box for me. Martin Cizmar, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standard-issue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-issue
Adjective
  • Republished on May 17 with additional advice and resources on defending against these dangerous messages, where normal detection is impossible.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • To her credit, Sepideh is aware enough to own the surreal gulf between what to her is a normal life and what has become Fatma’s normal life.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • No defense adjustments to deal with Collier and Arike inconsistent freelancing as usual.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • No doubt this has had an impact on his play in the second major of the season, where his driving has been far from his usual quality.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Be Strategic with Equity Compensation When Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) vest, the value is treated as ordinary income and taxed immediately.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • So many aspects of this Holy Father are just so ordinary.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Social Security payments are set to go out May 14 – a few days later than is typical.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Luncheons, dinners and receptions are typical avenues for bringing people together, offering an opportunity for brief presentations about the organization’s future.
    Victoria Burkhart, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • On average, female participants took about 4.5 bites to finish their pizza slice, while men took just 2.1 bites. Number of chews.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 23 May 2025
  • How to build credit as an authorized user on a credit card What is the average credit score in the U.S.?
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • The bill also includes a temporary $2,000 boost to the standard deduction, bringing it to $32,000 for joint filers.
    Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • Rivian's current least powerful battery pack provides 270 miles of driving range, but the standard R2 could have less range as a smaller model.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Attacks like this are commonplace in today’s digital world, where efficiency-seeking employees can spin up new SaaS applications with push-button ease.
    Ofer Klein, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won February’s election, but failed to pick up enough seats to govern outright – an outcome that is commonplace in Germany’s diverse political environment.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 May 2025

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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-issue. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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