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
Until the drug goes generic, such a standard doesn't exist.
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 June 2025
From happily revealing their biggest fears (spoiler: snakes and late-night WebMD spirals) to naming their celebrity crushes with a flirty tone, Thames and Parker overreact to generic press tour questions.
—Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 16 June 2025
The look is overly slick in that everyone looks too bright and airbrushed to be real, yet also drab in that the backdrops of this supposedly luxe mansion feel cheap and generic.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Instead of relying on generic greetings or faceless automations, ProducifyX embraces opportunities for personalized, thoughtful engagement touchpoints like:
1.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 June 2025
From happily revealing their biggest fears (spoiler: snakes and late-night WebMD spirals) to naming their celebrity crushes with a flirty tone, Thames and Parker overreact to generic press tour questions.
—Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 16 June 2025
The look is overly slick in that everyone looks too bright and airbrushed to be real, yet also drab in that the backdrops of this supposedly luxe mansion feel cheap and generic.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Instead of relying on generic greetings or faceless automations, ProducifyX embraces opportunities for personalized, thoughtful engagement touchpoints like:
1.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generic
Adjective
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Both the head coach and general manager have two years remaining on their contracts with the Packers.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Bosa consultant Schmidt Design Group will then come up with the park’s design, and a general development plan is expected to go before San Diego’s Parks and Recreation Board in the fall.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Riley Greene, the fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft, has led the way with a 2.6 bWAR (Wins Above Replacement per Baseball Reference).—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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According to Toth, thick hair can be defined as a matter of overall density or of individual strand coarseness.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Tick bites are most common in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest, with much of the region considered high risk for Lyme disease.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 June 2025
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This article outlines the most common failure points, the architectural patterns that work and what enterprises need to prioritize when building AI that meets real business standards.—
Alan Nichol,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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One hundred and ninety-six nations have agreed, through the 1972 World Heritage Convention, on the importance of recognizing and protecting cultural heritage of universal value found here on Earth.—
Michelle L.D. Hanlon,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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Nelson’s debut solo album, American Romance (produced by Shooter Jennings, son of Waylon), is brimming with universal observations about love, loss, family, perseverance, and the cycle of birth and death.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Time,
20 June 2025
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“Generic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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