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be pre-programmed
phrase
If an action seems to be pre-programmed, someone does it without thinking or trying, especially because it is a natural thing that all people do:
Our body is biologically preprogrammed to function around our circadian clock.
People dislike the idea that politicians use just a set of pre-programmed responses.
Domineering behaviour may work with women who have been culturally pre-programmed to accept that sort of thing.
I'm not sure that we're all pre-programmed to have a particular type of body shape.
We are pre-programmed to respond positively to certain voices.
See also
pre-programverb
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