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Recent Examples of generalist
Sportswriters are both generalists and specialized journalists.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 Apr. 2026
According to The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, this year’s festival was stuffed like a generalist’s backpack.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
One major challenge is the generalist-versus-specialist trap.
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Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
Kane is the goalscorer and all-round talisman, Olise the drifting, carrying playmaker and Gnabry the dynamic generalist.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 Apr. 2026
According to The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, this year’s festival was stuffed like a generalist’s backpack.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
One major challenge is the generalist-versus-specialist trap.
—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
Kane is the goalscorer and all-round talisman, Olise the drifting, carrying playmaker and Gnabry the dynamic generalist.
—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for generalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalist
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Anker’s jack-of-all-trades travel adapter packs enough ports to refill your devices during some downtime.
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While there’s a segment of the fan base that is hopeful that King can turn into a gadget player in the mold of Taysom Hill, the former New Orleans Saints jack-of-all-trades took quite a while to develop into that type of asset.
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The surge in demand for Beyblade has seen hobbyists lining up outside toy shops in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with some traveling as far as Japan to get their hands on the rarest models, which are being resold for up to $80 by scalpers online, 10 times more than the original price.
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But most such fishers in Destin are hobbyists.
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In the United States, the layman can do this any day of the week, especially Saturday, if the weather is nice.
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What may shock the layman, though, is that all three of those schools also have strong baseball programs as well.
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