as in stereotype
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation
the generalization that children who like violent entertainment grow up to be violent criminals
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Recent Examples of generalization
This generalization should hold for interstellar interlopers as well.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 July 2025
Following an update last week, the chatbot began making broad generalizations about people with Jewish last names and perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes about Hollywood.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 10 July 2025
In the article, Fashion for Good argues that the generalization that cotton is a thirsty crop and claims that one kilogram of cotton fiber consumes 20,000 liters of water is inaccurate.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2025
The traditional approach of training a robot on action with reinforcement was very slow, but generative AI allows for much greater generalization.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 July 2025
Following an update last week, the chatbot began making broad generalizations about people with Jewish last names and perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes about Hollywood.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 10 July 2025
In the article, Fashion for Good argues that the generalization that cotton is a thirsty crop and claims that one kilogram of cotton fiber consumes 20,000 liters of water is inaccurate.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2025
The traditional approach of training a robot on action with reinforcement was very slow, but generative AI allows for much greater generalization.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalization
Noun
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Workers feel pressure to conceal personal aspects of themselves to avoid judgment, stereotypes and to fit in.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Harris also challenged racial stereotypes.—
Time,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, however, Biglari’s criticism of Cracker Barrel was reignited after the company’s $133 million investment in Punch Bowl Social, a bar and entertainment concept, in 2019, failed during the pandemic.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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In his new concept, Metropolis, located at the World Trade Center campus, his team is made up entirely of women of color in leadership roles.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The notion of sketch comedy, of all things, as a guide to life, that its lack of a safety net is a metaphor for how to live, is niche and peculiar.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The bigger problem was that the new notions of the philosopher-revolutionaries didn’t actually work.—
Paul Kingsnorth,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since its conception, the festival has grown quickly over the years, drawing headline speakers such as Michelle Obama and Kara Swisher.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Your conception of this novel is beautiful in its detail.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Climate risk doesn’t live in theory.—
Sophia Mendelsohn,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Florida Department of Education argued that HB 1069 is protected by Florida’s First Amendment right of government speech, a legal theory that the government has the right to prevent any opposing views to its own in schools or any government platform.—
James B. Blasingame,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Generalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalization. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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