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Recent Examples of generalist
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.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Vendors that can support domain-specific agents for contracts, claims and compliance filings will outperform generalist platforms.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 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
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
One major challenge is the generalist-versus-specialist trap.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Vendors that can support domain-specific agents for contracts, claims and compliance filings will outperform generalist platforms.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 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
Noun
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Aho is a jack-of-all-trades two-way center.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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With all these features, the DreamCloud is a jack-of-all-trades type of bed.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That figure includes Big Mining, but, this year, the Gold Prospectors Association of America, an organization for hobbyists, saw its first-quarter enrollment double from that of last year.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Geranium Society members and hobbyists will share expertise on cultivation and propagation.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Some prominent conservative Catholic laymen, like Fox News host Sean Hannity, have risen to Trump’s defense.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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The pipeline will provide up to 185,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas, an industry term that Fore admitted was difficult to explain for laymen.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Generalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalist. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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