cut-and-paste

adjective

ˌkət-ᵊn-ˈpāst How to pronounce cut-and-paste (audio)
Synonyms of cut-and-pastenext
: pieced together by excerpting and combining fragments from multiple sources
the book was a cut-and-paste job

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The dispute between these two competing modes of imitation (cut-and-paste or merge-and-blend) unsurprisingly flared up again in the Renaissance. — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Vinyl scratches, cut-and-paste sound bites, and snowy static pepper its bouquet of styles, while a handful of shorter interlude tracks help the band speak its narrative message. — Kat Bein, SPIN, 7 July 2026 Moving Hamlet’s most famous speech is simply the most glaring example of Hastie’s overall cut-and-paste approach. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 May 2026 The pathogen was new to my system, and sections of my DNA moved around and recombined—an immunological cut-and-paste—to form a new code, one that could produce antibodies capable of fighting mycoplasma. — Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut-and-paste

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cut-and-paste was in 1803

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“Cut-and-paste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut-and-paste. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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