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formulaic

[fawr-myuh-lay-ik] / ˌfɔr mjəˈleɪ ɪk /


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Writing in newspaper Canard Enchaine, Fabrice Colin also criticised the formulaic sentence structure and said he "vainly looked for a unique voice" in the prose.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Innocent Ways” wants to be a bass-quaking party anthem in the manner of something from Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica,” but it has no personality and comes off as stiff and formulaic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

That would allow a more formulaic approach, pretty much like cricket's live DRS reviews.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

When the bar for the films themselves is so dreadfully low, I can’t imagine a Marvel fan getting upset about the technical specs of their repetitive, predictable, formulaic, lab-made, half-finished superhero movies.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Organum became very popular across Europe - and, dare I say it, formulaic to the point of tedium.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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