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Adjective
Recipients included Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, Andrew Hampton, director-general of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, and Andrew Clark, director-general of the Government Communications Security Bureau, according to reporting by The Guardian. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, but the external power supply was not restored. Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
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Adav Noti, a former FEC general counsel and now executive director of the Campaign Legal Center, says even with a quorum, the commission has historically done very little to regulate campaign finance violations. Ashley Lopez, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025 Glendale asks voters for $65 million in funding Glendale will ask its voters to approve two general obligation bonds amounting to $65 million. Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for general
Recent Examples of Synonyms for general
Adjective
  • The latest reading reveals that inflation has caught up with many items with the overall index climbing nearly 11% over the past two and a half years.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The surging wealth at the top has created an increasingly bifurcated consumer economy, with the wealthy accounting for a growing share of overall spending.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The deal, latest in a string of investment commitments, underscores OpenAI and the broader AI industry's voracious appetite for computing power as companies race toward developing AI technology that meets or exceeds human intelligence.
    Max A. Cherney, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • With violent crime rising across the county, Dhillon argued that broader CCW access is not just about constitutional law, but about safety.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dissent is nothing more than the expression of an opinion that varies from the prevailing or traditional view or the position held by those in power.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Growing up with a dad who worked as a pilot for Delta Air Lines had some major perks—obviously, the main one being the unlimited chance to fly stand-by (but having a kitchen bin that was always full of Biscoff cookies and the occasional can of Pawberry Punch didn’t hurt either).
    Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Get a year of unlimited access for $25 $20 per month.
    Jesse Dorris, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Would a unitary executive affect the FCC?
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Falchuk executive produces the Netflix series alongside Mikkel Bondesen, David Goldberg and showrunner David Friedman.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Only three shops in Jerusalem carry the generic beige rolls that bundle, hold and seal.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the green light to a new generic version of mifepristone on Tuesday, Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Internationally celebrated visual artist and former Detroiter Nick Cave returned to Michigan this week for the unveiling of his first permanent public outdoor sculpture, at Grand Rapids’ Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
    Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Real change happens when clinicians in this industry show up to engage with community, policy, research translation and public perception.
    Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Thomas, alas, can refuse any trade after taking the qualifying offer this summer and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Mainly, as Marks mentioned, the Knicks and Mitchell did not agree to a contract extension this summer, and he is set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025

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“General.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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