as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
a love of big things—big cars, big meals—seems to be a generic trait of the American people
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Recent Examples of generic
And the phone numbers, which are shared among multiple pages, led to generic voicemail messages — with one exception.
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Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
But it also got hit hard when China radically reformed its generic drug market in 2019.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 31 Oct. 2024
That has given rise to a preference for physical tickets over generic QR codes and content that can be downloaded for offline use.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
All in all, the game looks like a surprisingly decent, if generic, tactics game.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
But it also got hit hard when China radically reformed its generic drug market in 2019.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 31 Oct. 2024
That has given rise to a preference for physical tickets over generic QR codes and content that can be downloaded for offline use.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
All in all, the game looks like a surprisingly decent, if generic, tactics game.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generic
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This is a wisp of a premise — aside from her muted graffiti efforts, our protagonist’s grief manifests itself more as general moodiness than anything particularly tangible.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, leaned on some famous Black male supporters, including controversial former NFL standouts Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, while also pitching himself to men in general through social media influencers, creators and podcasters.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Instead, the former president’s team has touted an Emerson College poll out of the state, showing Trump leading Harris by 10 points overall, 5 points among women and 7 points among independents.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Her team is applying more metrics, going beyond traditional evaluations of consumer price impact to look broadly at how jobs and the overall sector would be affected.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because morning thermals rise, this is a common area to catch bucks cruising the first few hours of the day.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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By simply deactivating the two genes, the new varietal grew fruit with 30 percent more glucose and fructose than common mass-production tomatoes.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The need led to mostly universal – if often reluctant – support for the tax measure among city leaders, and outspoken support from fire and police departments.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Other clips showed Rogan expressing support for universal basic income, free college education, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ rights, universal healthcare, and paying higher taxes.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Generic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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