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Recent Examples of general-purpose And while general-purpose generative AI platforms continue to improve at coding, 2024 also saw the proliferation of increasingly capable AI tools that are tailored for coding. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024 After his father died in 1953, Carter also took over the family farms and operated Carter's Warehouse, a general-purpose seed and farm supply company in Plains. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024 Yet no functioning general-purpose web agent is available on the market today. Rob Toews, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 That gave Sammet the opportunity to work with computing pioneer Grace Hopper on the UNIVAC I, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer manufactured in the United States. IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for general-purpose 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for general-purpose
Adjective
  • Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Plus earn unlimited 1% cash back on all other purchases.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres expressed surprise after New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman brought up how Torres wasn’t open to moving to third base last season.
    Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The rule requires teams to include two minority candidate during the interview process for head coaching jobs and was later applied to general managers, senior executives and assistant coaches.
    Joseph N. Cooper, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But unlike with Lindgren, a pending unrestricted free agent likely in his last year with New York, the Rangers gave Lafrenière a vote of confidence with his extension in October.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Ferraro, 26, can become an unrestricted free agent once the deal expires in 2026.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025

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“General-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general-purpose. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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