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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Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
In doing so, the designer pushes back on stereotypes about what style from this region looks like, melding traditional and contemporary pieces that are adored by celebs like Keke Palmer, Doja Cat and Gabrielle Union.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
The supporting cast is fun, if stereotyped, including the Zorba-like Captain Monoli (Tony Demetriou), the matriarch Marikou (Aggeliki Filippidou) and others including Jimmy (Clarence Smith), John’s music producer back in New York.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 July 2024
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Noun
All around, Pradeeps is offering a fresh take on the immigrant sitcom, cleverly twisting the stereotypes that too often become a crutch.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
In doing so, the designer pushes back on stereotypes about what style from this region looks like, melding traditional and contemporary pieces that are adored by celebs like Keke Palmer, Doja Cat and Gabrielle Union.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024
Verb
Today’s young adults—so often stereotyped as quiet-quitters and socialist revolutionaries, driven by idealism and fixated on self-care—may seem a far cry from the suspenders-wearing yuppies of the Reagan era.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
The supporting cast is fun, if stereotyped, including the Zorba-like Captain Monoli (Tony Demetriou), the matriarch Marikou (Aggeliki Filippidou) and others including Jimmy (Clarence Smith), John’s music producer back in New York.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 July 2024
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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