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noun

Definition of stereotype

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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verb

ˈster-ē-ə-ˌtīp

as in to overuse

to use so much as to make less appealing Movies have stereotyped the domineering mother-in-law ad nauseam.

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Southern food may have a reputation for being heavy and unhealthy, but celebrity chef Tiffany Derry says that stereotype misses a big part of what's traditionally been served on tables across the South. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Jolly’s remarks came shortly after his campaign began airing a new ad that political experts and some within his party argue is leaning into racial stereotypes about Black men. — Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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For every identity that is stereotyped or marginalized in mainstream pop culture, there are thousands, if not millions, of very different people whose individuality gets erased in the process. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Sleep apnea is still stereotyped as affecting older, overweight men, which means women’s more subtle symptoms are often not thoroughly investigated by doctors. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stereotype

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Fans of the austere contemporary design that forms the back-bone of the Design Hotel concept will love this new fifty room hipster tucked away in a non-descript side street near Frankfurt’s main train station.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
The new system takes the concept in a different direction by combining hydrogen production with chemical synthesis.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

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There are a handful of very effective jump scares, especially early on, but Cregger wisely doesn’t overuse them.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
But 1984 is continuously overused by fans as evidence of what the program can achieve.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of overuse

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But Kazan has a different notion of this character, one that the director explores and complicates through extended flashbacks to Cathy’s childhood.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
That milestone will demonstrate that electric aviation is no longer a futuristic notion but an emerging reality.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

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In the 1960s and 1970s, women’s rights activists worked to change the public conception of rape.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Margaret’s belief that Carrie is inherently evil because her conception wasn’t too far from rape is gone, along with Carrie’s awkwardness and chubbiness (and King’s suggestion that even fat girls can be desirable).

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

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The face of it is teenagers who are rebellious, bored by school (often for good reason), and beyond parent control.

— Kalman Hettleman, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026
Na studied crafts at university, working with wood, metal, dyes and ceramics, because flat, two-dimensional drawing had come to bore him.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

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Framing theory explains how the presentation of information in the media influences the way people process and interpret it.

— Heather LaMarre, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
His theory didn’t reach far beyond Japan until the translation of his original essay, first in 1978, then in 2005, and again, with Mori’s approval, in 2012.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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TomTom Another granddaddy in the mapping world, TomTom helped popularize GPS route mapping with the 2004 release of its TomTom GO, which the Dutch company says was the world’s first all-in-one portable satellite navigation device.

— Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The British singer-songwriter helped popularize audio looping, then revolutionized it by taking it from smaller venues to stadiums.

— Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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