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
Walz said in a press conference on Thursday that his office is working to bring those involved in fraud in Minnesota to justice, but said it can be done without generalizations about a whole group of people.
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Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
The sample is going to be used to make generalizations about everybody, Turow said, by using complex statistical modeling and artificial intelligence.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Dec. 2025
While good psychology information is available online, social media has amplified misinformation and over-generalizations.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
Maggiulli’s generalization assumes that the middle class can even afford to buy a home, and some top housing CEOs say that’s no sure thing these days.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
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Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
The sample is going to be used to make generalizations about everybody, Turow said, by using complex statistical modeling and artificial intelligence.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Dec. 2025
While good psychology information is available online, social media has amplified misinformation and over-generalizations.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
Maggiulli’s generalization assumes that the middle class can even afford to buy a home, and some top housing CEOs say that’s no sure thing these days.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalization
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Jordan's role on All My Children was originally played by the late Chadwick Boseman, who was fired after just one week on set after criticizing Reggie's character arc for playing into racial stereotypes (Jordan and Boseman would later go on to star together in 2018's Black Panther).—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Boseman was allegedly let go after voicing his concerns that Reggie’s character relied too much on racial stereotypes.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The technology has already been validated through proof-of-concept projects on Hyundai vehicles, including the IONIQ 5 and ST1 electric models.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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The video showed the mysterious concept, dubbed Corleo, roaming rocky terrain, leaping over icy crevasses, crossing snowy landscapes without losing its footing, and traversing a dark forest at night — all while carrying an adult rider on its back and being powered by a hydrogen power cell.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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Even more poignant, however, is the Rosemary's Baby angle, where the innocence of childhood is drowned in blood and the notion that a young person reared in a loving environment should develop into a compassionate adult is perverted into unthinkable horror.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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This mismatch between perception and reality has real consequences, fueling the notion that higher education as a whole is elitist and out of touch, hiding the work of the colleges that educate millions of working- and middle-class families.—
Yolanda Watson Spiva,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Farrell and Kidman are outstanding, even as Lanthimos' ritualistic plotting and direction keep them hemmed into their characters' rigid conceptions.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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In total, making the piece took four years from conception to creation.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
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Those are, indeed, pat, credible theories and predictions.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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But now, in the planet’s capital city of Apperax, a murder is committed with no suspects, forensics or theories.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Generalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalization. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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