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
Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
The series showcased his irreverent sense of humor, which often included racial stereotypes of various minorities.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 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
What struck me most in Satrapi’s rendering of the veil—and of Islam itself—was her refusal to settle for the literal or flattened stereotypes that so often populate Western narratives.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
The series showcased his irreverent sense of humor, which often included racial stereotypes of various minorities.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 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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The directors join the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to explore how Graham changed the world’s conception of dance, emphasizing the torso, contraction and release over the extended line favored by traditional choreographers.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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Neurological mysteries, immaculate conception, exposure therapy, a natural-birth cult (cults!—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
Verb
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In the buildup to Friday’s match, all sorts of American eyes bored in on Pulisic’s injury.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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According to the theory, each of these attributes contributes toward the most important influencing factor -- intention.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
21 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 23 Jun. 2026.
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