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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(of a picture) Made from a painting by numbers kit..
Though flawed by a paint-by-numbers methodology, the security classification process, so frequently sought by nineteenth century humanitarians, has resulted in an array of medium and minimum security jails feeding into scores of community corrections facilities on quiet streets across the country.
This is not a cookbook full of passive recipes, nor is it a paint-by-numbers approach to teaching. Instead, it provides the fresh clay, the carving tools, and the spirited inspiration to form the clay to match our intent.
Use paint-by-numbers when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paint-by-numbers means (of a picture) Made from a painting by numbers kit..
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Though flawed by a paint-by-numbers methodology, the security classification process, so frequently sought by nineteenth century humanitarians, has resulted in an array of medium and minimum security jails feeding into scores of community corrections facilities on quiet streets across the country.
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