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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
Ashley Womble, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025
The stereotype of Latter-day Saints as mostly white, conservative Americans is just one of many long-standing misconceptions about LDS communities and beliefs.
—Brittany Romanello, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
These words have different meanings in the context of AAVE, some say, and using them in a way that appropriates or stereotypes certain people groups strips away the importance of the original definitions.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
My depression doesn’t look like the stereotypes of a woman with a resting sad face.
—Ashley Womble, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025
The stereotype of Latter-day Saints as mostly white, conservative Americans is just one of many long-standing misconceptions about LDS communities and beliefs.
—Brittany Romanello, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
But while working mom and trad wife stereotypes reign online and in popular culture, many moms fall somewhere in between those two tropes.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
These words have different meanings in the context of AAVE, some say, and using them in a way that appropriates or stereotypes certain people groups strips away the importance of the original definitions.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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Duran had published articles on Tan and his wealthy colleagues, like Balaji Srinivasan, a tech investor who was promoting an esoteric but stubbornly influential concept called the Network State.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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The mill’s Flexy Form concept showcases high-stretch denim with soft-touch yarns, excellent recovery, and body-shaping flexibility—designed to adapt to all body types and lifestyles.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Prominent figures including Green Bay Packers star linebacker Micah Parsons and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy criticized the Eagles for overusing the play on social media.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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When pelvic floor muscles are being overused, used improperly, or are weak, your running gait may be less efficient and powerful, Rogers says.—
Jordan Smith,
Outside,
11 Sep. 2025
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Diné scholar Melanie Yazzie challenges notions about the relationship between decolonization and development.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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So [in the film], there’s this sort of notion that, if a movie star kind of represents us in all our failings and humanity, what does that mean exactly?—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 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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Appropriate to the popular conception of the morose genius, Poe’s initial 1849 funeral, held amidst the October gloom, was sparsely attended.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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And yet, welcoming that idea can shock the system because our popular conception of the American Revolution is so often encased in bloodless, gallant myth.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The massive tunnel system took more than a decade to dig and prepare, during which time Citizens did more than bore out deep rock tunnels.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the rear-view mirror, her mother’s dark eyes were boring into hers.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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Supporting this theory is the shoe’s unique material composition and detailing.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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De Stijl’s theories were a product of their time.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Omaha Productions of course, is the production company founded by Peyton Manning, which helped popularize the alternative broadcast format with the Monday Night Football Manningcast on ESPN.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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William Howard Taft was the first president to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game in 1910 and, as legend had it, helped popularize the seventh-inning stretch.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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