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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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Recent Examples of generality Trafficking in generalities rarely leads to universal truth. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 As artists were increasingly shifting their attention from generalities to specifics, Bertillon’s heirs were learning to see like artists. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 Kendrick did, however, open up in May 2020 about generalities in her past relationships. Emily Krauser, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Former British leaders Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron all did so but only in generalities and without the same level of vivid detail as Johnson. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for generality
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Noun
  • The post is replete with myths and false transphobic stereotypes, particularly revolving around the narratives that gender and biology are inextricable and that trans women are dangerous.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Faculty/alumni The old stereotype of the out-of-touch, tweed-wearing egghead, spending their life lecturing on the lesser plays of Ben Jonson, is itself out of touch.
    Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But the procession carried even more weight this year.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • By 2016, President Obama put his weight behind the movement with the Computer Science for All initiative.
    James V. Shuls, National Review, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That’s kind of the majority of what Jax’s involvement is.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The free version also gives you access to the vast majority of the app's features.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • So ideas like pitchside seating concepts or clubs that can be built in at the Emirates are enticing options.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The concept also seems to have a lot of runway to growth, something Susquehanna’s investment helped with immediately.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Police were investigating Sunday after a boater spotted a body floating in the Connecticut River in Rocky Hill. Ferry Park was closed for a few hours as police investigated the scene, the Rocky Hill Fire Department said in a social media post, then reopened at about 11:30 a.m.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • That might sound dramatic, but when your body is under attack all the time, even small tasks — taking a shower, cooking dinner, going to the gym — becomes like climbing a mountain.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Medals are made from recycled zinc alloy, and ordered in bulk to reduce travel emissions, leftover medals and ribbons are recycled within the U.K. Smart logistics is at the heart of new baggage-free assembly area.
    Claire Poole, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Spigen Life Passport Wallet $35 $30 at Amazon The low-profile Spigen Life passport wallet adds minimal bulk to your pocket while boasting RFID-blocking capabilities and organizational elements.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, the notion that a good tackle might fall is a big if.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The development reinforces the notion that Nvidia — the driving force of the generative AI boom on Wall Street for the past two years, turning in extraordinary sales, profit and share-price growth during that time — finds itself in an increasingly precarious moment.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
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  • General manager Chris Drury has to make decisions involving his coach, his core and the players in supporting roles.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • At the core of Villanueva’s challenge was the argument that how Kansas seats jurors in death penalty cases – a process called death qualification – skews capital trials.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Generality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generality. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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