:very similar to other things of the same kind:not original or different千篇一律的;俗套的
a neighborhood of cookie-cutter houses房屋样式千篇一律的住宅区
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]竞争对手们指责这位候选人对这个问题的解决方法毫无创意。
: a device used to cut rolled cookie dough into shapes before baking
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Group programs tend to be structured with a cookie cutter or one size fits all approach when every business owner goes down their own unique path of building their business. Melissa Houston, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Very standard, cookie cutter villain with Christian Bale. Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 June 2022 Instead of giving cookie cutter soundbites, sometimes Mathurin peels back the curtain and shares his thoughts without a filter, no matter the audience. James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2022 Reigns struggled for years largely because the PG Era restrictions turned virtually every top fan favorite into a cookie cutter babyface. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Using a 1 3/4 inch star shaped cookie cutter, cut out smaller star shapes from the centers of the remaining 12 larger stars. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2022 No, a cookie cutter, one-size-fits-all draconian rule will not stop stupid, nor fix heinous.Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2022 Lightly toast the bread slices then, using a cookie cutter or the top of a jar, stamp out 1-and-1/2-inch bread rounds. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2022 Use a cookie cutter or a sharp knife to cut shapes out of the dough sheet.Washington Post, 19 May 2021 See More