as in concept
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation
the noble savage was a stereotype that appealed to 18th-century intellectuals, who viewed European civilization as decadent and corrupt
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Recent Examples of stereotype
Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 June 2026
But this team—assembled via free agency, trades and second-round picks, led by a coach on his fourth stop—has bucked that stereotype.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Bolton argues that the pregnant body has either been ignored or stereotyped in art.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
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Noun
On four separate occasions, Hinchcliffe turns to an audience member of a particular demographic to reinforce a stereotype about them and the audience member’s response introduces nuance that undermines his premise.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 June 2026
But this team—assembled via free agency, trades and second-round picks, led by a coach on his fourth stop—has bucked that stereotype.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
The pregnant body, unhidden Bolton argues that the pregnant body has either been ignored or stereotyped in art.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Bolton argues that the pregnant body has either been ignored or stereotyped in art.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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Rodriguez has been developing the concept for more than a decade, based on drawings and stories created with and for his children.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Tesla pioneered the concept of mobile service, and some legacy automakers have followed including Ford and Lincoln, amongst others.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The fastest ways to lose that hotel feel include overusing plug-ins, which read as synthetic, and mixing too many competing fragrances at once.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Don’t Overdo the Booze While a preflight or in-flight cocktail might sound like a good idea to calm jangled nerves, both experts caution against overusing alcohol to manage anxiety in the air.—
Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Fiorio thinks there’s room there for a new entry, but that the notion of a sedan itself might have to evolve a bit with the times.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
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On the other hand, this notion of happiness did lead me to victory.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.—
Leon Neyfakh,
Slate Magazine,
2 June 2017
Noun
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Pinney’s bold and free conception of how a drama is constituted, and its inseparability from time and memory, displays a rare associative virtuosity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Many such challenges to a narrow conception of patriotism are now being deliberately excluded from military education.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Verb
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And anyone who wants something subtle but far from boring.—
Alexandra Malmed,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
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Buzzard followed along, fascinated by the social experiment though bored by the mathematical content of Equational Theories.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
Noun
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For a lender, the practical question is not whether the theory still exists.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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If that theory still holds, putative 2028 Democratic candidate Rahm Emanuel has an early advantage — in the bike lane.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The shutdown marks a dramatic fall for a chain founded in Dallas in 1982 that helped popularize Tex-Mex dining across the country.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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That film served as Carpenter’s follow-up to his breakthrough hit, Halloween, which didn’t invent the slasher film but did codify and popularize the horror subgenre in which seemingly deathless masked killers stalk helpless prey, often horny teens (though anyone will do in a pinch).—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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