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
Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Black men are underrepresented in skilled trades due to a combination of historical systemic discrimination, namely lack of access to apprenticeships and training, and persistent stereotypes, which have led to fewer opportunities for entry and advancement.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Empathy, collaboration, emotional intelligence – often stereotyped as feminine traits – are crucial leadership skills, supported by extensive research.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But florals for spring are a stereotype for good reason.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Black men are underrepresented in skilled trades due to a combination of historical systemic discrimination, namely lack of access to apprenticeships and training, and persistent stereotypes, which have led to fewer opportunities for entry and advancement.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
Millennials have been stereotyped since, well, the turn of the century.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Empathy, collaboration, emotional intelligence – often stereotyped as feminine traits – are crucial leadership skills, supported by extensive research.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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And now, the time was ripe to take its concept on the road.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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But is this really a new concept, or just a rebranding?—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Pros: Great for type 3 and 4 hair, has nourishing oils Cons: May dry out hair if overused Key Ingredients: Green tea, aloe Size: 7.8 oz.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
4 Apr. 2025
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Prioritizing Style Over Substance Avoid prioritizing style over substance—like overusing industry jargon or relying too much on emojis.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
17 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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Primary care physicians know that every American has a stake in our health care system from the moment of conception until the last heartbeat and every day in between.—
Primary care physicians,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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Kylee Pucci is a six-time egg donor and has a unique relationship with her biological daughter Comments Egg donation provides families with the chance to experience parenthood when natural conception isn't possible.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
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The real struggle was getting reacquainted with being bored.—
Andrew Mambo,
NPR,
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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The grills ultimately sold more than 100 million units, and helped popularize electric grills as an alternative to traditional charcoal grills.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Nvidia wants its chips to be central to the types of reasoning models that the Chinese tech startup helped popularize.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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