cookie-cutter

[ koo k-ee-kuht-er ]

/ ˈkʊk iˌkʌt ər /

having the same configuration or look as many others of a given kind; identical: rows of cookie-cutter houses.

lacking individuality; stereotyped or formulaic: a novel filled with cookie-cutter characters.

Words nearby cookie-cutter

cookie cutter

a device, usually of metal, for cutting shaped forms, as circles or stars, for cookies from dough that has been rolled flat.

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Eric Cantor was a noxious, cookie-cutter, U.S. Chamber, GOP hypocrite.

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There is no cookie-cutter plan for social media; you have to find what appeals most to your specific audience.

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They just want a safe desk job and a decent salary and a cookie-cutter house in the suburbs.

Consumer Tech Is Doomed! |Winston Ross |January 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Kelly, who began her career as a lawyer, is far from a cookie-cutter anchor.

Bright Future for Fox News Anchor Megyn Kelly, Election Night Star |Howard Kurtz |November 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The housing, largely, is in pop-up communities, “cookie-cutter things that are typical of suburbia,” says Zeitler.

Aurora, Colorado: Small Town Shaken by ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting |Kevin Fallon |July 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

cookie-cutter

a shape with a sharp edge for cutting individual biscuits from a sheet of dough

resembling many others of the same kind a row of cookie-cutter houses