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
The villas are filled with books, instruments, games, curios and thoughtful details that suggest actual living rather than generic hospitality design.
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Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 15 June 2026
To build with this mindset is to ensure that the design itself speaks, preventing the passage of time from quietly rewriting a deeply specific history into a generic tragedy.
—Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
The scam does not stop with one generic text.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
This is a masterpiece of modernist Chinese architecture and design from China’s first Pritzker Prize-winning architect Wang Shu whose work is a poetic alternative to the country’s generic glass and steel highrises.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
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Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 15 June 2026
To build with this mindset is to ensure that the design itself speaks, preventing the passage of time from quietly rewriting a deeply specific history into a generic tragedy.
—Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
The scam does not stop with one generic text.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
This is a masterpiece of modernist Chinese architecture and design from China’s first Pritzker Prize-winning architect Wang Shu whose work is a poetic alternative to the country’s generic glass and steel highrises.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generic
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Sox general manager Chris Getz is simply giving more opportunities to his prospects after recently giving Rikuu Nishida a brief taste of the majors.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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The budget projects the district’s unrestricted general fund will end this year at $62 million in the red.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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The findings indicate that bird-watching and similar hobbies may support overall brain health, though researchers stop short of saying the activity definitively halts cognitive decline.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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However, overall cast diversity in streaming films declined in 2025.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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The most common way to enrich uranium is by spinning uranium gas in a centrifuge, where lighter U-235 separates from the heavier U-238.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The most common reason was to make more money.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Fortune shouted out the fellowship’s head and director of Artist Development at Film Independent Angela Lee for her guidance, who told him the responsibility a filmmaker has when aiming to tell a universal story.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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Data Intelligence provides universal discovery, automated governance, and AI-ready context via semantic knowledge graphs, ensuring self-describing, secure data.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Generic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generic. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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