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Recent Examples of generalist
Many species of whiteflies target only specific types of plants, but silverleaf whiteflies and some other whitefly species are generalists that feed on a broad range of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2025
In general, the goal should be the training of generalists, broadly educated and insatiably curious, who know a good deal about a lot of things and have an aptitude for translating complexities into clear and vivid terms.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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
From there, generalists help to refine and adapt projects, while specialists elevate execution in their domains.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2025
In general, the goal should be the training of generalists, broadly educated and insatiably curious, who know a good deal about a lot of things and have an aptitude for translating complexities into clear and vivid terms.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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
From there, generalists help to refine and adapt projects, while specialists elevate execution in their domains.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalist
Noun
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Ideally the Red Sox would have a back-up catcher, a jack-of-all-trades utility man, a reserve corner infielder and a right-handed hitting bench outfielder.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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The show spotlights Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton), a jack-of-all-trades for M-Tex Oil, who serves numerous roles, including as a landman, a crisis manager, a VP — and eventually, the company’s president.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Group of beginners, hobbyists and professionals who like to take and share photos.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
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Popular with educators and computer hobbyists, the low-cost machines are now being sought for running AI agents like OpenClaw, as a safer alternative to a user’s main device, or the cloud, where agents could wreak havoc by, say, mistakenly wiping your entire drive.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 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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From my layman’s perspective, this seemed promising, plus the attorney seemed invested.—
Jasper Craven,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Generalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalist. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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