as in routine
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
I've fallen into a rut, watching television and then going to bed every night
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Recent Examples of rut
The Newsom for President bandwagon hit another rut this week.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Arnaud Chevallier, strategy professor at IMD Business School, explains how leaders can break out of that rut and systematically ask five kinds of questions: investigative, speculative, productive, interpretive, and subjective.
—Harvard Business Review, 14 May 2025
But overall, the Phillies are middling in most major offensive categories as a team, and their franchise player is stuck in a rut.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
To manage negative thoughts, doing something positively physical often helps—getting up, walking around and moving into a new venue are some first steps toward getting out of a rut.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Arnaud Chevallier, strategy professor at IMD Business School, explains how leaders can break out of that rut and systematically ask five kinds of questions: investigative, speculative, productive, interpretive, and subjective.
—Harvard Business Review, 14 May 2025
But overall, the Phillies are middling in most major offensive categories as a team, and their franchise player is stuck in a rut.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
To manage negative thoughts, doing something positively physical often helps—getting up, walking around and moving into a new venue are some first steps toward getting out of a rut.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rut
Noun
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Venus enters Pisces on January 1 and should support your productivity levels, encouraging a fresh perspective on your daily routines.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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Deliberately cultivate moments of awe in your routine, both with and without AI assistance.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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For those who follow the White Sox, however, it’s been a long grind to close out this chapter.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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But as the team prepares for the grind of the upcoming year, the culture built around the team has leaders and followers alike in the building believing.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
Noun
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But Gauff found her groove and won 12 straight points to tighten it up.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Talk to me about navigating that, the sort of settling into a groove there.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Rut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rut. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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