variants
also genuses
as in categories
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
the crime novel, written from the criminal's perspective, is sometimes seen as a particular species of the detective story genus
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Noun
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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
28 May 2026 -
Artificial intelligence companies now account for a massive share of private market value, while defense technology, space infrastructure and AI-native applications have rapidly moved from fringe categories to the center of Silicon Valley.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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There are styles and prints for all tastes and body types.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Jerry Lanuzza, associate professor at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, North Carolina, explains how to store alcohol, whether alcohol goes bad, and how long different types will last.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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The Solana Beach club won’t be the site of a bed-in for peace of the kinds that Lennon and Yoko Ono made famous back in ’69.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Finding Credible Information In A Noisy World One of those skills has to do with parsing the authenticity of content of all kinds.—
Rajiv Vinnakota,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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When the price of a species dips below a certain level, Hudson uses program funds to buy the fish before the price sinks too low.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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Some species may even use UV cues for navigation or species recognition.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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“Genera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genera. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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