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
Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Scarred by infighting, the insecure NBC show eventually became a hate-watch for many and had all kinds of stereotypes, from diva catfights to sleazy directors to avaricious personal assistants.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Millennials have been stereotyped since, well, the turn of the century.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In the February 1984 issue: Latin America: A media stereotype
Over time, Vargas Llosa realized that this kind of reflexive leftism was naive.
—Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Scarred by infighting, the insecure NBC show eventually became a hate-watch for many and had all kinds of stereotypes, from diva catfights to sleazy directors to avaricious personal assistants.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
In many cases, Bungalow Belt dwellers resented being stereotyped for expressing fears for which others are given a pass.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Millennials have been stereotyped since, well, the turn of the century.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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So ideas like pitchside seating concepts or clubs that can be built in at the Emirates are enticing options.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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After working in the outdoor industry for years, a vendor trip to China opened his eyes to the environmental impacts of traditional manufacturing and, coupled with his knowledge of the massive amount of waste plastic being produced domestically, pushed him toward the Trash Gear concept.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside Online,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The word timeless can sometimes be overused in fashion, but this is that word in action.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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Side effects can vary based on your overall condition and the specific vitamin or supplement overused.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yes, the notion that a good tackle might fall is a big if.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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The development reinforces the notion that Nvidia — the driving force of the generative AI boom on Wall Street for the past two years, turning in extraordinary sales, profit and share-price growth during that time — finds itself in an increasingly precarious moment.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 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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However, both adoption and conception turned out to be challenging journeys.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is in part due not only to changes in writing and conception, but also in performances.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The real struggle was getting reacquainted with being bored.—
Andrew Mambo,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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This strategy worked for him for about 10 years—and then began to bore him silly.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That’s just a theory, not a spoiler or even a prediction.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The site goes on to advance the theory that COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan lab and undermines Trump’s political rivals like Joe Biden and Andrew Cuomo.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Matthias Balk/Getty Images Starting today, Bluesky is rolling out a new verification system, complete with the familiar blue check marks popularized by Twitter.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Believed to have originated in 15th-century Italy as a card game used by nobility, the original deck was expanded and popularized by 18th-century French occultists; and again later in the 20th century, when modern tarot was born thanks to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, published in 1909.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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