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
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
But the house doesn’t fit the neighborhood stereotype.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2026
Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 13 Feb. 2026
Many of the musicians and audience members belonged to a generation that’s often stereotyped as languishing in apathy and isolation—but whose indignation about the suffering in Gaza has far outpaced that of other generations.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Obsessed with baseball and passionate about changing stereotypes about girls in athletics, Rachel Gansner in 2024 formed an all-girls baseball league in Warren Park in the West Ridge neighborhood.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
But the house doesn’t fit the neighborhood stereotype.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
Kelly Enders-Tharp, a three-time surrogate and education and experience specialist at Growing Generations, explains that surrogates are often stereotyped, or that their backgrounds are misrepresented.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 13 Feb. 2026
Many of the musicians and audience members belonged to a generation that’s often stereotyped as languishing in apathy and isolation—but whose indignation about the suffering in Gaza has far outpaced that of other generations.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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Five filmmakers were each awarded a $10,000 production grant to produce a short film based on an original concept that explores the Italian American experience.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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The yoga platform looking out over the Himalayan range through lofty pines gives a fresh resonance to the concept of a mountain pose asana and to bhramari, honey-bee breathing exercises taken with the actual insect community humming vibrantly around the ears.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rights groups warn the measure, introduced in March 2025, is now being overused by authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, overusing a fine-tooth comb could even backfire.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Perhaps the notion appealed to nineteenth-century tastes for cuckoo clocks and ideas about mechanistic, orderly nature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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That Niall finds Ruben so alluring is natural to Gadd, who believes the notion of a valiant male figure has been bred into everyone via fables and fairy tales.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 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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Thriller’s conception is rendered as excitingly—if hokily—as anyone could ask for.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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When Vacheron Constantin launched the Overseas collection three decades ago, the models embodied the more than 270-year-old maison’s conception of an elegant traveling chronograph — rooted in the spirit of exploration and openness to the world.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Little about the New England Patriots’ last three weeks has been boring.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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And the fact that people pay money to stand around for four hours, or more, to watch a press conference is a remarkable testament to sports fans’ willingness to be bored as long as football is tangentially involved.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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In theory, this could be a standard beauty modification, like Ingres tossing a few extra vertebrae into a naked back.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the general idea is that there is a lot of stuff in the universe that is not the familiar matter that we are made of, and there are theories in which this stuff is not entirely benign.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Another company that started in Utah, Swig, has helped to popularize Dirty Soda, a concept that's exploded, in part, thanks to its appearances on Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sports columnist Bill Simmons, who helped popularize the format, recently moved his podcasts to the platform in January as part of a deal with Spotify.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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