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
Some women have switched from generic medication to available brand names, which costs them as much as $300 a month and are not covered by insurance.
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Walmart, for instance, sells 90-day prescriptions of dozens of generic versions of drugs for $10.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Third, an election is at greatest danger of interference when the margin of victory is narrow, and Americans’ growing disapproval of the president’s handling of immigration and the economy has buoyed Democrats on the generic ballot for Congress.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Today’s generic LLMs, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and others, are not at all akin to the robust capabilities of human therapists.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Walmart, for instance, sells 90-day prescriptions of dozens of generic versions of drugs for $10.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Third, an election is at greatest danger of interference when the margin of victory is narrow, and Americans’ growing disapproval of the president’s handling of immigration and the economy has buoyed Democrats on the generic ballot for Congress.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Today’s generic LLMs, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and others, are not at all akin to the robust capabilities of human therapists.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generic
Adjective
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Those stars with higher metal contents live longer and burn cooler in general, but only slightly, and in a way that’s much more impactful for higher mass stars than lower-mass stars.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Its focus soon shifted to ousting dictator Slobodan Milosevic, using mass demonstrations and a general strike across the provinces to make its point.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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However, stacking many layers increases the electrical contact resistance at their interfaces, which leads to energy losses and limits overall efficiency, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Analysts across Wall Street remained largely neutral on Advanced Micro Devices despite its latest earnings beat , citing brewing concerns around the chipmaker's overall profitability.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But seeking to expedite deportation has become a common action against asylum-seekers and other immigrants now battling their removal from the country in immigration courts.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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This can boost their resilience to withstand intense light, which is a common environmental challenge.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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So, it’s rooted in something very local and regional, but then the grander issues are quite universal.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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So, a great app of a great brand should be universal.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Generic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generic. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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