generation

noun

Definition of generationnext
1
as in production
the act or instance of producing something Our economy relies on the generation of new ideas. The organization has turned its focus toward the generation of solar energy.

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2
as in variety
a group or class of things that are developed from an earlier type The automaker is set to release the newest generation of electric vehicles.

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3
as in year
the length of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children She has been at the job for a generation, and is seen as a motherly figure to her younger coworkers.

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Recent Examples of generation The property was in private ownership for generations, its soaring cliffs and sand dunes hidden from motorists zooming along the road between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 The stadium occupies the site where a foundry once made New York’s distinctive fire hydrants, meaning the locals have for generations known this corner of the Yorkshire town as ‘New York’. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Second-generation antipsychotics, such as olanzapine, quetiapine and risperidone, are often paired with mood stabilizers such as lithium. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 The overlap comes partly from the gear used at the time, including drum machines like the Roland TR-808, and a new generation of synthesizers that came to define the era across genres. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generation
  1. production
  2. variety
  3. year
  4. creation
  5. category
  6. era
  7. development
  8. section
Noun
  • Ford has sold out its Maverick production run for multiple years in a row, accordingly, Drury said.
    — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Over in the post-production room, one of the clearest examples of that evolving creative process came in during the edits and music supervision, where even individual sequences were still finding their identity as the show came together.
    — Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of production
Noun
  • The new, 115,000 square-foot store is expected to employ around 450 people and will sell a variety of food, including produce, baked goods, deli products and will offer a selection of wine and beer.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The board have pointed to the team having so many midfielders and the variety of profiles on offer, from the box-crashing Jude Bellingham to the versatile new signing Bernardo Silva.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of variety
Noun
  • On Friday, a 14-year-old boy shot dead the grandparents who raised him in Nonthaburi before killing at least six others at his school and then turning the gun on himself, authorities said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Against this backdrop, SEVENTEEN’s full thirteen-member renewal was the year’s most conspicuous counterexample.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of year
Noun
  • The ability to program opposite movements into a single material could simplify the creation of soft machines with more complex behaviors.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The results show that evolved stars like IRS 3 can still produce dust and other materials important for the creation of future stars – even under the harsh conditions near a supermassive black hole.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of creation
Noun
  • Women earn more than men at a majority of private baccalaureate institutional categories.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The competition is divided into a range of categories, including wildlife, fine art and conservation.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of category
Noun
  • Saltergate, to use its actual name, had seen better days; the facilities, certainly in the wooden main stand, belonging to an era that the rest of football had left behind years earlier.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Bronin was also endorsed earlier this year by Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020 and is widely viewed as a possible 2028 contender.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of era
Noun
  • That came in 2014-15, in a year where the richest opportunistically pilfered a couple of less wealthy clubs who had shown themselves highly adept at scouting and youth development.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After years of slow progress, a new development in in a Colorado town is finally close to getting the green light.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of development
Noun
  • As in other Kochi synagogues, the women’s section is upstairs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Edo joined thousands of friends and followers in Eugenie’s comment section, sharing three pink hearts and an angel baby emoji.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
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