as in stereotype
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation
the generalization that children who like violent entertainment grow up to be violent criminals
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Recent Examples of generalization
While such generalizations have historically been used to demonize enemies, there is still a contrived tendency to divide the world into land and sea powers.
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Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Rather than jumping right in with accusations or sweeping generalizations, the goal is instead to frame your concerns in a way that prompts conversation—not combat.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
That’s not true — very subjective and extreme generalization.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the musician suggested that accounts sharing generalizations about symptoms that could signify certain mental health conditions has led to an uptick in potentially harmful self-diagnoses.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Rather than jumping right in with accusations or sweeping generalizations, the goal is instead to frame your concerns in a way that prompts conversation—not combat.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
That’s not true — very subjective and extreme generalization.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the musician suggested that accounts sharing generalizations about symptoms that could signify certain mental health conditions has led to an uptick in potentially harmful self-diagnoses.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for generalization
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalization
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Marianna Zhang was studying how children develop race and gender stereotypes as a postdoctoral fellow at New York University when her National Science Foundation grant was canceled.—
Christina Larson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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The law also protects transgender students and students who don’t conform to gender stereotypes.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
22 May 2025
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For instance, many of my coachees/leaders who have grown vertically on their own weren’t familiar with this concept until they were introduced to it in their organization’s professional development program.—
Liz Guthridge,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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During this period, pride was often found capitalized and linked to the Christian concept of the seven deadly sins.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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Many of the pointed questions that Cruz Guerrero sought answers to in the text revolved around fatherhood, namely the elusive notion of work-life balance.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The very notion of shared destiny and collective goals is fading.—
Sturla Henriksen,
Time,
5 June 2025
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As a child growing up in Greensboro, North Carolina, Elliott Hundley formed his conception of how artists live based on cinematic archetypes of painters and sculptors roughing it in bohemian splendor in converted industrial spaces.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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Akin uses a child’s perspective to wrestle with a nation’s conception of itself in the waning days of brutality.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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But the people interviewed for this story float several theories.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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As fear grew in 2023 over the failure to reach a deal on raising the debt ceiling, the White House was said to be considering an option of last resort: an untested legal theory that involves invoking the 14th Amendment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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“Generalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalization. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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