in the same mold
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Built in the same mold as “The Simpsons” and “King of the Hill,” it’s no surprise that this irreverent, whip-smart and family-oriented animated comedy reached such heights, both commercially and creatively.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2022
In some sense, the collection represents how first ladies have been regarded through the centuries: built in the same mold, expected to adhere to conventional notions of feminine beauty and behavior, only minor deviations tolerated.
From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2020
He’s running on his legislative record as a fiscal conservative and positioning himself in the same mold as John Kennedy, a Republican who left the treasurer’s office after winning the U.S.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2017
Franklin Roosevelt’s Brain Trust of the 1930s and Harry Truman’s Cronies in the late 1940s were in the same mold.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016
The look of the father came back again in that of the son, as exactly as if both faces had been poured in the same mold.
From Their Son; The Necklace by Zamacois, Eduardo
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