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 instance, Midi Health’s custom blend includes sildenafil, the generic version of Viagra.
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Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
India now exports more iPhones to the American market than China does, and its mammoth pharmaceutical industry provides 40 percent of America’s generic drugs.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
His main criticism is how many of the recommendations are either generic or irrelevant to his interests.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Layer Vintage Decor to Add Character Skip the generic plastic Halloween decor this year and use vintage decorative accents to add character to vignettes, mantles, and table centerpieces.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
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Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
India now exports more iPhones to the American market than China does, and its mammoth pharmaceutical industry provides 40 percent of America’s generic drugs.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
His main criticism is how many of the recommendations are either generic or irrelevant to his interests.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Layer Vintage Decor to Add Character Skip the generic plastic Halloween decor this year and use vintage decorative accents to add character to vignettes, mantles, and table centerpieces.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generic
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The wind and current was such that, as the plane flew over us and dropped the bales of cocaine, the cargo would theoretically stay in the general area between where I was stationed in the Mako and where our mothership was anchored.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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In general, why should moist soil be a problem for plants if water is so crucial to their growth?—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The disk-like shape allows more devices to be housed in a smaller area, making the overall package smaller and lighter.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The White House's budget request for fiscal year 2026 calls for a 25 percent cut to NASA's overall budget, and a nearly 50 percent reduction in funding for the agency's Science Mission Directorate.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have responded by condemning Kirk's assassination and all political violence, which has become increasingly common against members of both parties and individuals of all stripes.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Selling general partnership stakes to firms like Blue Owl or Petershill Partners has become common for elite private equity firms over the past decade, and several private equity giants are also publicly traded.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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With no universal benchmarks, investors must rely on a company’s own definitions of success.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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These vendors offer a software overlay, a universal abstraction layer that runs on top of all major cloud providers.—
Serge Lucio,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Generic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generic. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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