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
Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
In a city like Baltimore, where misinformation, stereotypes and destructive cultural narratives hit hardest, media literacy is an antidote to manipulation and mental stagnation.
—S.t. Barnes, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025
Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Employers assume late-career professionals are more expensive due to the additional experience, and some may stereotype them as less adaptable.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Migrant communities in Queens have their own prejudices and stereotypes about one another.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
In a city like Baltimore, where misinformation, stereotypes and destructive cultural narratives hit hardest, media literacy is an antidote to manipulation and mental stagnation.
—S.t. Barnes, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025
Verb
The result is a stunning look at Black suffering and Black joy, and how a group of people who have been stereotyped as avoiding water actually have a deep and meaningful history with the ocean.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Employers assume late-career professionals are more expensive due to the additional experience, and some may stereotype them as less adaptable.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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The merger will allow Dick’s Sporting Goods to use new concepts to serve customers, according to the announcement.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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And in the context of this dominant mode, AI literacy connotes knowing how to use AI to master content and concepts more effectively.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Anyone who overuses or overextends one of these muscles can end up with pain in the back of their knee.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
11 May 2025
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Similar to coffee grounds, tea can be overused as a fertilizer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This perhaps more than anything else puts the lie to the notion that the administration wants people to follow the law.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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The images of cars lined up to collect food at distribution facilities are etched in our minds—images that reflect the intrinsic good of the American people and underscore the notion that nonprofits are a force multiplier.—
Kendra Davenport,
Forbes.com,
22 May 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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That 18 months spans the process from conception of the idea to a new product being on the market.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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And my reliance on Chatty won’t stop at conception.—
Anonymous,
Vogue,
10 May 2025
Verb
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During a recent cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump’s then national security adviser, Mike Waltz, must have been bored.—
Micah Lee,
Wired News,
18 May 2025
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The darkly satirical movie is set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails, and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Russian sources, however, have suggested a third theory: that Portnov might have held compromising material on current Ukrainian officials.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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But as hardcore Swift fans know, popular theories don’t always play out in real life.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The agency did not answer written questions about the cuts, but in a statement referred to the slogan popularized by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now the health secretary: Make America Healthy Again.—
Steven Lee Myers,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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It was created and popularized in Fayetteville, Tennessee.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
14 May 2025
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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