Thesaurus results for GENERALIZATION

generalization

noun

ˌjen-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən

Definition of generalization

as in stereotype

an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation the generalization that children who like violent entertainment grow up to be violent criminals

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Recent Examples of generalization Age can be as much a distortion as gender, race, class, culture, or any other generalization. — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 Once a model reaches near-perfect performance, researchers need harder tests to separate genuine generalization from increasingly sophisticated task optimization. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 There are reasons to think this generalization may not be so simple. — Mike McRae 24, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026 The third is to develop novel variations of your stimuli or your benchmark items in order to test robustness and generalization. — Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generalization

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One criticism, which mirrors a plotline in the film, is that Ali G uses the character as a cover for enforcing racial stereotypes.

— Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
The term has since become a shorthand for antisemitic depictions of greed and has been condemned for elevating offensive stereotypes about Jewish people.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of stereotype

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Charging infrastructure at ports would supply the electricity needed for operation, allowing the concept to avoid direct carbon emissions while sailing.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The process started with 2D concept art, mapping out the shapes the team needed to build Wicker Husband.

— Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of concept

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Such long-term investment is difficult to reconcile with the notion of an imminent military confrontation.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The civic organization has questioned whether his scrutiny over its finances and a reverter clause in the youth center’s deed is politically motivated, a notion Lago denies.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of notion

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Bloomberg reports that despite having helped with the company’s conception, Luckey has no equity or ongoing role in Warhound.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
At the time, the Busby Berkeley conception of musical film as outlandish spectacle was the choreographic vogue.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of conception

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Pike didn’t always have such a cogent theory of the power of the body in performance.

— Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
The idea that the absence of private property and systematic inequality automatically removes coercion—which forms the core of the Marxist theory of history—is not proven.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

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