cut-and-paste

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Recent Examples of cut-and-paste The flyer promoting the the celebration of the flyer men was printed on pink paper with an energetic cut-and-paste style. April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025 Here’s the worst part: Those last four paragraphs were just a straight cut-and-paste from last year. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Generic press releases or cut-and-paste pitches are going to be ignored. Brian Cattell, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Others included the use of cut-and-paste privacy policy documents from Microsoft itself, lending an additional air of authenticity to the emails. Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Generic press releases or cut-and-paste pitches are going to be ignored. Brian Cattell, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Just cut-and-paste the customizable prompts — that are in italics and quotes below — into any free AI model. Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 The 27 Best Christmas Ornaments of 2024 to Bring New Life to Your Tree Make Cardstock Gift Toppers These cut-and-paste cardstock creations can be enjoyed long after the wrapping paper has been torn open. Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024 Austin began laying out Architectural Pottery advertisements and catalogs at a time when the work was cut-and-paste. Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-and-paste
Adjective
  • Today, disruption is ongoing thanks to factors like economic indicators sending mixed signals, technological developments creating both threat and opportunity, and social patterns undergoing rapid evolution.
    John Pierce, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Shares are down nearly 2% Wednesday on a mixed quarterly earnings report Tuesday evening.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • As performed by Reubens, Pee-wee was a wholly integrated personality.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • In 2023, the U.K. Space Agency funded its work on integrated nuclear fission power systems for electric propulsion, developed in collaboration with numerous institutions, including the University of Cambridge.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025

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“Cut-and-paste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-and-paste. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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