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Recent Examples of generalized
Important among them is generalized voter discontent with the political system.
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Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Other key highlights Both Chatterjee and Mathews noted that immigration and tariff policy changes have contributed to generalized uncertainty in the market, but that neither of these factors alone were enough to pull the state and country into recession.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
There’s a generalized global movement toward having agency with our health.
—Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2025
These also had affected many countries in the generalized Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s-1990s and in many African countries.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
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Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Other key highlights Both Chatterjee and Mathews noted that immigration and tariff policy changes have contributed to generalized uncertainty in the market, but that neither of these factors alone were enough to pull the state and country into recession.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
There’s a generalized global movement toward having agency with our health.
—Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2025
These also had affected many countries in the generalized Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s-1990s and in many African countries.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalized
Adjective
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In November, a Marist-PBS-NPR poll found that Democrats had a 14-point lead on the generic ballot, the largest advantage for control of Congress in eight years.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Jan. 2026
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Those comments come as Bristol Myers Squibb prepares to offset losses from an upcoming loss of exclusivity cycle of blockbuster drugs over the next several years, which will allow generic competitors to come to the market.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After setting a new standard for the organization in 2025, general manager Dan Morgan, head coach Dave Canales and their respective staffs need to raise the bar even higher.—
Mike Kaye
January 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Daniel McFadin is a general assignment reporter who has been with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since October 2022.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Yet many divorces follow a similar trajectory, and most of the feelings women experience during that process are universal.—
Oona Metz,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The administration’s actions also aren’t being met with universal disdain by Colorado politicians.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Generalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalized. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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