as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
a love of big things—big cars, big meals—seems to be a generic trait of the American people
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Recent Examples of generic
Dozens of people have sued Johnson & Johnson, generic manufacturers and major retailers alleging developmental injuries such as autism and ADHD due to mothers' prenatal use of acetaminophen.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Paper Source features generic holiday cards with a variety of festive designs and artwork.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The clip's background is a generic, clean, and unstocked kitchen—a space that doesn't look like a real home but rather like a backdrop.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Guy himself proves as generic a hero as his name.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Paper Source features generic holiday cards with a variety of festive designs and artwork.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The clip's background is a generic, clean, and unstocked kitchen—a space that doesn't look like a real home but rather like a backdrop.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Guy himself proves as generic a hero as his name.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generic
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In general, the family and the Brown-Forman Foundation, the company's philanthropic arm, tries to be consistent with its giving, said current Brown-Forman board chairman Farrer.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Led by quarterback Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt’s roster has been built by coach Clark Lea and general manager Barton Simmons, a longtime recruiting analyst for Rivals and 247Sports.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Child care disruptions have been shown to negatively impact labor force participation (particularly for women), productivity growth and overall economic growth.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The overall findings indicated that those who received the drug did not perform better than those given a placebo.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The most common diagnoses included disorders in speech and motor function development and autism.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the most common way the demons attacked was by lulling their victims into sleep.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Developed by researchers from Adelaide University, the method is a universal and scalable to upcycle common plastics — including PET, PVC, polyethylene and polypropylene and their mixtures — into single-atom catalysts (SACs).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The analysis suggests that this two-thirds scaling rule could be universal for animals.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Generic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generic. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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