: generation z
Gen Z is as nuanced and complex as every generation before them … In fact, they are considered to be the most diverse and multicultural generation ever.Andrew Kelly and Guy Cierzan
Gen Z is incredibly media savvy, so the challenge for marketers is trying to connect with an audience that already knows every marketing trick in the book.Chirag Kulkarni
often used before another noun
Gen Z activists are using social media to start movements and gather the momentum they need to make positive changes in the world.Savanna Smith
often hyphenated in such use
Gen-Z students/consumers
Gen Zer noun
or Gen-Zer
plural Gen Zers or Gen-Zers
… even the oldest Gen Zer was just a tween when the iPhone was released in 2007. Ryan Kelly
Though many tend to lump them together, millennials and Gen Zers are two very different cohorts. Chad Recchia

Examples of Gen Z in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Identify When Employees Are Ready For Servant Leaders As millennials and Gen Z continue to fill the ranks of the workforce, their perceptions and expectations of leadership are shifting according to the Deloitte Global 2024 Gen Z and Millennial Survey. Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 Today’s Instagrammer no longer chooses one representative photo at a time, creating a grid of images just so; instead, users, especially those belonging to Gen Z, are putting up faux-messy but actually carefully selected compendia showcasing the detritus of their lives. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024 Like Astrid and Lydia before her, Gen Z is being reeducated via horror-movie camp humor. Armond White, National Review, 11 Sep. 2024 Kumar believes that there should be greater support for organizations that are working on speaking to Gen Z voters. Solcyré Burga, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Gen Z 

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Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Gen Z was in 1996

Dictionary Entries Near Gen Z

Cite this Entry

“Gen Z.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gen%20Z. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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