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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
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025
Without the perspectives of women developers, data scientists, and engineers, AI tools risk reproducing harmful stereotypes.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
This portrayal conflicts with societal expectations of killers, who are often stereotyped as outcasts or visibly dangerous individuals.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Noun
There’s no shortage of snide jokes, stereotypes, and less-than-flattering representations of age-gap relationships.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025
Without the perspectives of women developers, data scientists, and engineers, AI tools risk reproducing harmful stereotypes.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
Some people were outright hostile to his presence, perhaps because solar bros are widely stereotyped as dishonest.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
This portrayal conflicts with societal expectations of killers, who are often stereotyped as outcasts or visibly dangerous individuals.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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Wong drew inspiration from the philatelic concept of tête-bêche — two identical stamps linked together, with one flipped upside down — for the restaurant logo, while his cinematic style influenced its interior decor.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
17 Mar. 2025
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Inspired by artificial general intelligence (AGI) concepts, these systems will predict failures, reconfigure workflows and autonomously balance efficiency with sustainability, unlocking new levels of resilience in asset-intensive industries.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Desperate for youth and beauty, Elisabeth’s new younger self (who names herself Sue) quickly gets careless and starts overusing her time, which causes Elisabeth’s body to rot away.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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But overusing them can cause fatigued muscles that can then become inflamed, tight and painful.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The implementation was much delayed due to a whole slew of factors, from states opposing the very notion to later delays caused by the pandemic to the usual governmental slowness.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a sworn legal declaration, Flick claimed that DOGE officials arrived at SSA with preconceived notions of widespread fraud, despite no evidence to support such claims.—
Dan Cody,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 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
Noun
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Successful organizations track engagement rates, ROI and the life cycle of ideas, from conception to implementation.—
Ludwig Melik,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The full-service company will look to take film and TV projects from conception through to delivery.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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On one hand, there's a series of boring meet-and-greets Fisk is obligated to make.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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And, as someone who tends to do everything by scratch and get bored easily, Duren seems to push herself and her new team a lot.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This is a theory that has been championed by Polish theoretical physicist Nikodem Poplawski of the University of New Haven.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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The theory is soon put to rest, though, when Rivera Garza starts receiving strange messages from the killer, signed with the names of different female artists.—
Nicolás Medina Mora,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Musk has had great success popularizing electric vehicles and building new rockets (though many still debate his direct involvement in the engineering).—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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The rosary, dating back to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, remains one of Christianity's most recognizable symbols—whether held by the faithful, hanging from monks' belts, or draped around rearview mirrors.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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