generalities

plural of generality
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an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation the idea that all boys are naturally messy is a gross generality

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Recent Examples of generalities Because the story lines are facile fakes, because the characters are blanked out, the substance of relationships is reduced to dialogue of generalities and platitudes. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026 Even the biggest anti-AI voices in this country, like Sanders, tend to speak and think in generalities. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 The ones who hesitate, or answer in generalities about market opportunity, are usually the ones where the practice has drifted furthest from its original purpose. — Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The paper was a propaganda tool, and whatever Grossman may have wished to write, at first all the editors would permit were inspiring, deadly earnest pieces full of generalities. — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Managers press for specifics when employees speak in generalities. — Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026 Farris' depictions – drawn in a loose, minimal style with a bright, colorful palette – offer generalities that seem relatable for those who have attended med school. — Tahneer Oksman, NPR, 23 July 2026 Naturally, Cashman spoke in generalities when answering some of those questions. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 Carl eventually proposed some generalities. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalities
Noun
  • Western traditions of symmetry and notions of linear time are upended.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That is followed by one focused on exploring conventional notions of beauty by uncovering the unexpected draw of unpleasant scents with Naïla Hamayed, Givaudan’s fragrance evaluator.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • No day in Gaza is normal, but Friday stood out for its shouts of delight as athletes pulled trucks, flipped massive tires and heaved weights in a strength competition that drew cheering crowds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The weights sit on the back and sides, meaning the front part of the chest stays unencumbered while the wearer gets her workout in.
    — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The results of key races will impact the balance of power in Raleigh, where Democrats hope to pick up seats in the General Assembly and Republicans are trying to maintain their majorities in the state House and Senate.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But in 2026, there’s been none of that pageantry as Republicans face long odds to hold both congressional majorities.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Recruitment materials provided by the district promoted confidence-building and leadership activities, including confronting bias and challenging stereotypes.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Les Nickelettes challenged gender stereotypes, broke taboos and claimed unprecedented freedom.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In 2003, the bodies of 19 migrants were found in a sweltering truck southeast of San Antonio.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The arthropod group includes animals that are without a backbone or any bones at all, strictly speaking, their bodies being encased in a ringed, exterior tegument and having legs and, sometimes, wings.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • No accident that the likes of Lisa Yuskavage, Sasha Gordon, and Mulligan are regularly invoked in accounts of cringe-adjacent concepts like abjection, disturbance, disquiet.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, Royal Palm underwent a $100 million renovation by new owner Park Hotels and Resorts, updating all guest rooms, adding new dining concepts, and restoring key architectural features.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Demand for transformers has surged, yet the US has only one domestic producer of the specialized electrical steel needed for transformer cores.
    — Dr. Sarah Kapnick, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Chip designer Arm has estimated that agentic AI data centers could need 120 million CPU cores per gigawatt, four times what traditional data centers require.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Many young adults who started families in the past twenty years were raised this way, which shaped their own conceptions of how to rear children.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Whether destruction or technological progress, both are purposeful activities, each with different conceptions of success or failure.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Generalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalities. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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