stereotyping

Definition of stereotypingnext
present participle of stereotype
as in vulgarizing
to use so much as to make less appealing Movies have stereotyped the domineering mother-in-law ad nauseam.

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Recent Examples of stereotyping That absence increases the risk of caricature and stereotyping in AI image outputs of the Black community. Donnetta Monk, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025 Analysis is valuable to prevent biases like stereotyping and misjudging probabilities, while intuition is valuable for creativity and rapid adaptation to complex problems. Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 In a May op-ed for Newsweek, Barton shared stories of stereotyping by colleagues, including making jokes at his expense, and losing friends for being vocal about the impact of police violence on Black communities. Carine Harb, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Jovanny Hernandez followed stories of immigration throughout the year, including Judge Hannah Dugan’s obstruction charges and Yessenia Ruano’s decision to return to El Salvador after exhausting options in Milwaukee.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Nancy went out to work in the fields and took a job in a school cafeteria, exhausting herself to hold on to the children.
    Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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  • According to the Cleveland Clinic, vocal cord lesions are growths that form on the vocal cords, typically as a result of a person overusing or misusing their voice.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Simon insisted that, contrary to Ehrlich’s predictions, humanity would not self-destruct by overusing the planet’s resources.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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  • Lock Focus And Adjust Exposure To stop your iPhone from overexposing the bright moon, tap and hold on the moon in your camera preview to lock focus.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • His certainly-not-boring tale mortified numerous colleagues, including Crick, who even tried to block the book's publication.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This solid colored wool rug was the perfect neutral-but-not-boring option to balance out the space between visuals editor Lizzie Soufleris’ living room and dining area.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Stereotyping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotyping. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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