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
Meanwhile, recent advancements in multimodal AI (models that can process multiple types of information, like visual and audio at once) are improving robots’ generalization capabilities for everyday tasks.
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Eric Schmidt, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Pestaina also cautioned against broad generalizations about savings.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
If there are any generalizations to be made about how different areas raise different types of players, Latson is qualified to make them.
—Rebecca Shore Winn, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
This is a generalization, of course, and many only children are very social with other kids.
—Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
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Eric Schmidt, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Pestaina also cautioned against broad generalizations about savings.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
If there are any generalizations to be made about how different areas raise different types of players, Latson is qualified to make them.
—Rebecca Shore Winn, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
This is a generalization, of course, and many only children are very social with other kids.
—Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalization
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Directed by Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen, Jim Queen is a crass, profane, giddily stupid romp through a heap of stereotypes about gay life in Paris.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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His performance is terrific and internalized as ever, bringing vulnerability and edge to a stereotype.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Scott, the attorney, also said Thursday that Williamson assumed, based on her conversations with McCluskie, that McCluskie had spoken to Becerra about the concept of the money transfer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Piechoczek’s concept is rooted in the traditional techniques of her grandmother’s kitchen, while Minhwa Spirits’ Yi, the chef behind the viral TKO stall at Southern Feedstore and a former Lazy Betty sous chef, brings high-end culinary precision and approachability to Korean cuisine.—
Sam Flemming,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
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Newsom being Newsom, and a sharp operative, the notion of a national program can’t help but once again put him in the national conversation.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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With a cast drawn from comedy-scene friends such as Kate Berlant and Conner O’Malley all tuned into a very specific wavelength, the movie somehow surpasses conventional notions of camp and irony to exist in a genuinely unique space all its own.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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This conception points toward two practical artifacts.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Still, the conception that this is a disease of the ovaries has lingered.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
12 May 2026
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This is as important, and as boring, in theory, as picking a fund for your 401(k), yet, improbably, the draft has become one of the largest events on the sporting calendar.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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To overcome this problem, the study authors used a mathematical framework called the theory of functional connections (TFC).—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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“Generalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalization. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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