How to Use generalized in a Sentence
generalized
adjective- The patient has been experiencing generalized pain.
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There are two types of seizures, called generalized and focal.
—Jordan Strickler, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
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What these folks at Emory are doing would be more generalized.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
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Doomer Girl is, a month into her young life, a generalized prompt.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2020
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But the data that was made available was too generalized to be useful.
—Kim Rich, Orange County Register, 20 May 2024
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There is no generalized male viewer to entertain or put at ease.
—Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
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But the study cites no generalized stay-at-home orders or business lockdowns.
—Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022
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Victims first complained of sore throats, headaches, and generalized aches but were very quickly forced to take to their beds.
—Wendy Moore, Time, 28 Apr. 2020
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Those with a traumatic past could feel a generalized type of anxiety or stress.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Be wary of vague job descriptions and generalized job titles.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2021
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The tool is also helping to chip away at more generalized packing problems.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Dec. 2013
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Past these changes, there are some fixes for Outpost rush, and then a bunch of generalized bug fixes.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
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Anglers might be tempted to use generalized hardware store models in a pinch.
—Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
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The generalized takeaway is that progress isn’t just about climbing a career ladder.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Anxiety, on the other hand, refers to a generalized state of unease.
—Jennifer Vishnevsky, Redbook, 9 June 2020
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But by May, those descriptions had been replaced by more generalized terms.
—Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2017
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When our food was ready, the mixed signals and generalized weirdness continued.
—Anna Caplan, star-telegram.com, 14 June 2017
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This suggests the decline in small-c conservatism is perhaps even greater than the generalized drop-off that shows up in the polling.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
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One is that each of these businesses should be evaluated on its own terms, not as part of a generalized crackdown.
—Bloomberg View, Twin Cities, 7 June 2019
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Her main focus, though, is on Eliza’s generalized depression, anger, and fear.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
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While the antioxidant data could be a bit generalized at first, this is still a unique feature for a smartwatch.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Inflation is a generalized increase in the price of goods across the economy.
—Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2021
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Complete and generalized amnesia is rare, and is usually part of a fugue.
—Stefania De Vito, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2017
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Fundraisers aren’t going to achieve this with a generalized outreach email to every business.
—Matt Nash, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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There's even talk of more countries joining Canada in a more generalized boycott.
—Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 18 June 2018
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The last time the game industry saw a generalized price increase for big-budget, high-end games was the mid-'00s.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 2 July 2020
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At the start of an exercise program, the body’s adaptations are more generalized.
—Randal Claytor, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2023
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The heightened visual world is both sui generis and generalized, the town unpinpointed on a map.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2020
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To me, Jones’s onscreen surliness often comes across as not much more than a kind of generalized misanthropy.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
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In the meantime, those interested in more generalized strike coverage should check out the site.
—Vulture, 3 May 2023
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