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cookie–cutter
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cookie–cutter
(adjective)
cookie cutter
(noun)
cookie–cutter
adjective
cookie–cutter
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of COOKIE–CUTTER
US, disapproving
:
very similar to other things of the same kind
:
not original or different
a neighborhood of
cookie-cutter
houses
Opponents accused the candidate of taking a
cookie-cutter
approach to the problem. [=of not coming up with new ideas to deal with the problem]
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