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
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
However, female flight attendants also faced considerable discrimination, as they were expected to conform to stereotypes around race and gender.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2025
Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024
Their sons’ bodies are simultaneously privileged within the space of football and stereotyped as more mature, dangerous, and threatening in the real world outside of sport.
—Essence, 9 May 2025
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Noun
Because the film leans so heavily into its breakneck antics, the folks here mostly come off more as a collection of stereotypes than as realistic people tackling a credible crisis.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
However, female flight attendants also faced considerable discrimination, as they were expected to conform to stereotypes around race and gender.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2025
Verb
Troy schools board president Karl Schmidt loses reelection after his letters stereotyping Asians were uncovered.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024
Their sons’ bodies are simultaneously privileged within the space of football and stereotyped as more mature, dangerous, and threatening in the real world outside of sport.
—Essence, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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At this time, the draft U.N. principles released in April 2025 do not directly address the opposing concepts of access and protection.—
Michelle L.D. Hanlon,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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Laura Aguilar, Kwame Brathwaite, Kalli Arte Collective, Jennifer Moon, Wendy Red Star, Roger Shimomura, Cindy Sherman, Rodrigo Valenzuela and June Wayne are among the more than 50 artists redefining and expanding the concept of identity. Saturday through Aug. 30.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Let your child know that overusing harsh ingredients or layering multiple products can damage their skin—yes, even if it's being promoted by social media influencers.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
10 June 2025
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These storms are why Coloradans overuse the cliche Don’t like the weather?—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
6 June 2025
Noun
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This Money Mistake Keeps You Stuck One of the most popular misconceptions being debunked right now is the notion that working harder or for longer hours equates to making more money.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Fingal is appalled by falsification; the play becomes a showdown between different notions of truth.—
Isabel Clara Ruehl
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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
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Such links were particularly pronounced when exposure occurred during the month before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy, researchers reported in the study, published in Environmental Science & Technology.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time A sequel, 28 Weeks Later…, dropped in 2007; Boyle and Garland signed on executive producers, but neither were directly involved with the conception of it beyond that.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Signs of infestation include a decline in leaf growth, boring dust in the cracks of tree bark and oozing sap, according to University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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Burnett seems bored by the conventions of the revenge gangster plot, which took over Black film and music, in the nineties.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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By cultivating a multitude of such microbial habitats, the researchers can compare them and develop theories of how ecological communities work.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Quanta Magazine,
16 June 2025
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The Distributed Responsibility Challenge These divergent approaches reflect different theories of technological governance.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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At The Times, Peterson helped to popularize ballet flats, strapless swimwear and Courrèges, among other designers.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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It’s being popularized by factions who argue that Christianity is being used by opportunists for political gain.—
Lisa Fletcher,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2025
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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