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as in stereotype
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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2
as in weight
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
an important but little-known Scottish inventor whose work was never appreciated by the generality of the public
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as in majority
the largest part or quantity of something
the generality of that high school's students will go on to college
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Recent Examples of generality
Its generality enabled Penrose to prove in three scant pages (opens a new tab) of math that, under his two assumptions, singularities will inevitably form.
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025
Oz often dodged providing specific answers, providing generalities.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
League members have only spoken in generalities about doing it and haven’t held any straw polls.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If those aren't available, Tesla must explain to the patent and trademark office's satisfaction how this product will differ from others, with detailed specifics, not generalities.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025
Oz often dodged providing specific answers, providing generalities.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
League members have only spoken in generalities about doing it and haven’t held any straw polls.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If those aren't available, Tesla must explain to the patent and trademark office's satisfaction how this product will differ from others, with detailed specifics, not generalities.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generality
Noun
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First premiering in theaters in 1985, the box office hit follows the five high school stereotypes amid a grueling Saturday in detention.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The company makes a range of portable chargers that challenge the stereotype of large and chunky devices that take up a lot of space in a workbag or carry-on luggage.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But Saiko has had difficulty putting weight on his prosthetic leg, so the treadmill exercise forced him to do it and showed him how to better control the artificial limb.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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In our younger years, it can be tied to experimentation, risk, and sometimes even the weight of outside validation.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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China supplies the majority of U.S. toys, and the sector has warned of higher prices and leaner assortments this year.—
Brian Delp,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Caissie has played the majority of his games in right field, but also has some time in left field.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Koziol and his father built another novel residential concept for the area in 2019.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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An earlier Cadillac concept called Opulent Velocity debuted at the Quail last year.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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After the discovery of Woolf's body, officers created a sketch of him, which was later used to generate an AI image resembling the drawing, Detective Pedro Carranco with the Pima County Sheriff's Department homicide unit said at a media briefing.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The temperature-balancing makeup is designed to keep the body at 37.5° C—which scientists note as the ideal body temperature—by absorbing excess heat to cool you down and then release it to keep you comfortably warm.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
25 Aug. 2025
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These foods are widespread in the American diet and are widely available in bulk across supermarkets across the United States.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Clothes are predominantly sourced from Western charities, which sell donations in bulk to third parties.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Anybody walking the convention floor will immediately be dispelled of the notion that events like GalaxyCon are only for teenaged boys and middle-aged men nostalgic for their own youth.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Newhouse refuted the notion that people were going to lose access to health care.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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At the core of this leadership practice lies coaching—not the performance-review archetype, but deep, generative coaching that shifts mindsets, surfaces mental models and anchors purpose in action.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And if the core problem here is that matches will be taken away from clubs’ traditional locations — and more pertinently, their traditional fans — that is on the clubs themselves and, in the case of Villarreal versus Barcelona, the Spanish federation.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Generality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generality. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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