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
For example, the budget would fold federal funding for rural schools, students experiencing homelessness, literacy instruction and a host of other unrelated programs into one, generic bundle of money that would go to states.
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Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately for Frost, he wasn’t featured as himself in the game, but a generic version without his name.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
After the amoxicillin patent expired in 2002, the Tennessee facility began to make generic equivalents.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The generic copper futures are above their 50-day, or ~10-week, moving average MA) in a pending breakout from a triangle pattern.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately for Frost, he wasn’t featured as himself in the game, but a generic version without his name.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
After the amoxicillin patent expired in 2002, the Tennessee facility began to make generic equivalents.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The generic copper futures are above their 50-day, or ~10-week, moving average MA) in a pending breakout from a triangle pattern.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generic
Adjective
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Pecans Pecans — as well as nuts in general — are a great item to buy in bulk at Costco.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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One former board member was Bean’s secretary, who had donated money to his wife’s campaigns for Knox County circuit, general sessions and juvenile court clerk, according to Betty Bean and local news reports at the time.—
Paige Pfleger,
ProPublica,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Today’s market is neither hot nor cold, so the present asking price decay curve likely resembles the overall average.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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According to an analysis from the University of Chicago’s Center for Effective Government, this will boost overall participation and reduce racial and economic disparities.—
Sharon Sewell-Fairman,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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The most common presentation of early-stage appendix cancer is appendicitis, when the appendix becomes inflamed and infected.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
13 June 2025
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Form Fish oil supplements are available in various forms, the most common being ethyl esters and triglycerides.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2025
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His voice has become a universal symbol of trust in nature storytelling.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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From the poster’s standpoint, the pressure to sleep together nightly is a cultural expectation that doesn’t work for everyone and shouldn’t be treated as a universal rule.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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“Generic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generic. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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