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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
the novel's hero is of a different genre than the traditional kind
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Recent Examples of genre
It could be described as a genre about flailing white people, the one that gave rise to Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha and Hannah Takes the Stairs and inspired the slightly younger Lena Dunham in honing the I-want-to-dissolve-into-my-seat-with-embarrassment humor of Girls.
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Jada Yuan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
By the end of her From the Top fellowship, some of her biggest takeaways were that music doesn’t need to be confined to any specific genre and that storytelling knows no musical bounds.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
In research studies, these patterns appear repeatedly across genres and registers.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
In terms of the genre itself, Project Hail Mary would share rarefied air with Interstellar’s opening in 2014.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
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Jada Yuan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
By the end of her From the Top fellowship, some of her biggest takeaways were that music doesn’t need to be confined to any specific genre and that storytelling knows no musical bounds.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
In research studies, these patterns appear repeatedly across genres and registers.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
In terms of the genre itself, Project Hail Mary would share rarefied air with Interstellar’s opening in 2014.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genre
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Christgau may indeed be one of the last of his kind — hopefully this won’t be my last review.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Claimed to be the world’s first of its kind, the trial involved Oceanus12 USV and Teledyne Slocum Glider.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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And that sluggish pace of hiring – the slowest labor market in years – has left many workers feeling out of sorts.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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An emotionally overwhelmed guy trying to be there for his sort-of stepson after the kid’s girlfriend was killed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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The trefoil disappeared from football kits in the early 1990s, Adidas’s logo shifting to the slanted three stripes that was presumably more consistent with their general aesthetic.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The lizards look olive green or black, with cream or yellow stripes on their jaws and heads.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Manteca is launching a pilot program that is aimed at helping entrepreneurs, supporting local small businesses and showcasing the variety of food the city has to offer.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Festival exclusive events include Night of Too Many Stars — a stand-up, variety, and music telethon to benefit NEXT for Autism — hosted by Jon Stewart, a taping of Nate Bargatze’s upcoming Netflix comedy special, and a Shane Gillis and Friends event at the Hollywood Bowl.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Genre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genre. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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