as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
a love of big things—big cars, big meals—seems to be a generic trait of the American people
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Recent Examples of generic
The station made multiple updates to its programming schedule, which led some TV providers — including Spectrum — to display a generic name instead of the program title.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
Gamow leveraged this fact to make three great, generic predictions about the young Universe.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
On this generic question, a sizable partisan rift emerged.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Scammers usually recycle generic profile photos or steal images from real people.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
Gamow leveraged this fact to make three great, generic predictions about the young Universe.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
On this generic question, a sizable partisan rift emerged.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Scammers usually recycle generic profile photos or steal images from real people.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generic
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The general guideline is for healthy adults to get 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week, along with at least two days of strength training and activities to improve balance.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Expecting heavy rain, Joey, a general contractor and project manager, decided to work from home.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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ByteDance will be allowed to keep just under 20% and current investors will account for an overall 35%.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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That category accounts for 50% of each NBA team’s overall Future Power Rating, the 0-100 score each team receives to determine its overall ranking.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Side quests are a bit same-y, which is a common problem in action games.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Looking at reviews left on Google and Yelp, one of the most common comments is a reaction to the cook of the meat on the burger.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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In a year when the question of universal freedom still feels contested, The Gettin’ lands as both memorial and mirror, recalling the losses named in 2014 and 2020 and implicating the present tense.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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Exploring the bonds between fathers and sons through the lens of inter-generational healing and forgiveness, The Heart is a Muscle draws on experiences specific to South Africa’s Cape Flats neighborhood which also speak to the universal search for reconciliation and belonging.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Generic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generic. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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