formulaic

After decades of too-cute, formulaic romantic comedy pairings in movies and TV, their behavior seems downright revolutionary.

I certainly had no interest in the formulaic, brain-dead content on most TV dramas and sitcoms.

But when whole careers are now staked on micro-sized melodies and formulaic rhythms, the lawsuits are bound to proliferate.

The official language deployed in natural and manmade disasters can often be formulaic and confusing.