1
as in stereotype
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation
the idea that all boys are naturally messy is a gross generality
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2
as in weight
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
an important but little-known Scottish inventor whose work was never appreciated by the generality of the public
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as in majority
the largest part or quantity of something
the generality of that high school's students will go on to college
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Recent Examples of generality
Its generality enabled Penrose to prove in three scant pages of math that, under his two assumptions, singularities will inevitably form.
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Charlie Wood, Wired News, 20 July 2025
To re-prove the singularity theorem in its full generality — as Hawking and Penrose had done — the mathematicians would instead need to base their arguments on less detailed information about curvature.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
Always details provoke more ideas than any generality could furnish.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Through the generalities and through the specificity.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 June 2025
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Charlie Wood, Wired News, 20 July 2025
To re-prove the singularity theorem in its full generality — as Hawking and Penrose had done — the mathematicians would instead need to base their arguments on less detailed information about curvature.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
Always details provoke more ideas than any generality could furnish.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Through the generalities and through the specificity.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generality
Noun
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The format may have been different, but could the pool of singles go beyond Mile High City’s notoriously lackluster Menver stereotype?—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most all-inclusive resort food lives up to the stereotype.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the bricks and mortar, the project is layered with partnerships that give it a sense of cultural and culinary weight.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The country concluded its general elections with Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity winning an overall majority.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Robbie was in the photo as well, albeit with his hand blocking the majority of his face.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The concept is raising concerns that the bloc is still too slow in improving its deterrence options, however.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Engineers from Polytechnique Montréal have unveiled a new parachute concept based on kirigami, the Japanese art of folding and cutting.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stage two would see Gaza governed by a temporary transitional body consisting of a technocratic, apolitical committee composed of Palestinians and international members.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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By the first light of the next morning, search teams and an air ambulance went back to the command post and were able to recover the body of the victim, a 54-year-old man from Tennessee.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The rapid push for an indictment, despite the recommendation of career prosecutors, comes at a fraught time for the high-profile attorney's office, which handles a bulk of the country's national security cases.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Exceeding that cap could put a station owner in breach of contract, enabling the network to explore its legal options or potentially remove the affiliation status from the offending group and seek new affiliates, though doing so in bulk is rare in the local TV business.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition, data showed those who switched to self-employment had previously earned more than peers who were paid employees, contrasting with notions that they were pushed into starting their own business.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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The notion that vaccines cause autism was born out of a fraudulent 1998 study, hypothesizing that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine caused intestinal inflammation, which, in turn, led to the development of autism.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The new quad-core processor inside is likely doing a lot of heavy lifting there.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Generality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generality. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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