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Recent Examples of assembly-line
This position has primarily been driven by a technology-first, assembly-line approach to mortgage processing.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 May 2025
In the 1970s and 1980s, Orange County was home to assembly-line jobs in the computer, electronics and defense industries that required few language or technical skills.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
In recent decades, economic globalization led to catastrophic layoffs of everyone from furniture makers in North Carolina to auto assembly-line workers in the Midwest as firms sent work overseas, especially to China.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Historically, the condition is considered the result of monotonous, repetitive tasks like assembly-line jobs or positions in which employees feel undervalued or unrecognized for their work or that lack meaning, purpose and interest.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
But companies are now dealing with much more complex issues that can’t be solved with assembly-line thinking.
—Preetpal Singh, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Magy showed Axios how the drones are made in a matter of hours, how finished sections snap together by hand and the assembly-line guts of xCell, the company's air-liftable containers.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The discovery of electrons, aka electricity, was the major driving force of the second industrial revolution, leading to more efficient mass-production techniques in the form of assembly-line production and the rise of the steel, automobile, and telecommunications industries.
—Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The current model for modular construction – using assembly-line technologies to build homes – has its origin in the period after World War II.
—Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 May 2025
In the 1970s and 1980s, Orange County was home to assembly-line jobs in the computer, electronics and defense industries that required few language or technical skills.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
In recent decades, economic globalization led to catastrophic layoffs of everyone from furniture makers in North Carolina to auto assembly-line workers in the Midwest as firms sent work overseas, especially to China.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Historically, the condition is considered the result of monotonous, repetitive tasks like assembly-line jobs or positions in which employees feel undervalued or unrecognized for their work or that lack meaning, purpose and interest.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
But companies are now dealing with much more complex issues that can’t be solved with assembly-line thinking.
—Preetpal Singh, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Magy showed Axios how the drones are made in a matter of hours, how finished sections snap together by hand and the assembly-line guts of xCell, the company's air-liftable containers.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The discovery of electrons, aka electricity, was the major driving force of the second industrial revolution, leading to more efficient mass-production techniques in the form of assembly-line production and the rise of the steel, automobile, and telecommunications industries.
—Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The current model for modular construction – using assembly-line technologies to build homes – has its origin in the period after World War II.
—Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly-line
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There remains a 25% tariff on non-USMCA-compliant goods from Canada and Mexico, as well as a 50% tariff on steel, aluminum and derivative products.—
Kelsey Walsh,
ABC News,
12 July 2025
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The move also removed many specific exemptions and included downstream derivative products.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, the billionaire-villain forgery subplot and the insertion of romance into team dynamics came across as forced, hackneyed and unnecessary.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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This hackneyed stance has turned his concert performances shrill and hollow.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The old playbook of one-off, cookie-cutter posts is becoming less effective.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Right now, a handful of attorneys are exploiting our legal system, filing thousands of cookie-cutter lawsuits against businesses for minor technical violations.—
Aaron Hichman,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Which brings us back to the outcry mentioned up top, and the rather unoriginal mention of the old as economics truth that there’s no free lunch.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Price: Tuna is often more affordable, with a can of light tuna costing around $1–2, while canned salmon typically ranges from $3–5.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Health,
22 July 2025
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Not exactly new, but canned water brands are embracing packaging resembling beer.—
Arietta Hallock,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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The unusual start time—one that was especially onerous to viewers on the West Coast—limited Woods’ live deliveries to a rather pedestrian 10.8 million viewers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Hurts and the Eagles passing attack has been pedestrian since his return from a concussion.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As someone in her 30s trying to dress like an adult without feeling stodgy, Free People has become one of my favorite (and slightly unexpected) shopping spots.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
23 June 2025
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But that doesn’t mean their lineup is stodgy or boring.—
Lauren Wingenroth,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Assembly-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembly-line. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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