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Recent Examples of generalist
From there, generalists help to refine and adapt projects, while specialists elevate execution in their domains.
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Specialization wins ribbons: The fair isn’t about generalists.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Kolbi Jordan, a 26-year-old people and culture generalist from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Josh King, a 24-year-old airport pianist from Matthews, North Carolina.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Flea beetles are either generalists, feeding on many different kinds of plants, or specialists, which attack specific crops, such as potatoes, eggplants, corn and crucifers.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Specialization wins ribbons: The fair isn’t about generalists.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Kolbi Jordan, a 26-year-old people and culture generalist from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Josh King, a 24-year-old airport pianist from Matthews, North Carolina.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Flea beetles are either generalists, feeding on many different kinds of plants, or specialists, which attack specific crops, such as potatoes, eggplants, corn and crucifers.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalist
Noun
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He’ll also be involved in the offense and will return kicks as a jack-of-all-trades.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Aug. 2025
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Agee was and is something of a jack-of-all-trades.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even hobbyists are investing in online classes for music, photography, or language learning.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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This printer is designed for enthusiasts who want to experiment with multicolor projects, hobbyists who want a reliable machine that keeps up with complex designs, or professionals looking for affordable prototyping tools.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In laymen’s terms, said Peterson, the city was relying on $37 million in temporary American Rescue Plan Act pandemic relief funding for recurring programs and initiatives, and redirecting funding from one fund to another.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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In layman’s terms that means the period cycles app on your watch and phone, the ECG monitor on your watch, the app that measures your blood oxygen levels…the list goes on.—
Natasha Pearlman,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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David Byrne came from Baltimore by way of Scotland, a socially awkward dabbler in conceptualist experiments with photography and a veteran of various mediocre cover bands.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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“Generalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalist. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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