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as in notions
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation
the idea that all boys are naturally messy is a gross generality
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as in weights
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
an important but little-known Scottish inventor whose work was never appreciated by the generality of the public
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as in majorities
the largest part or quantity of something
the generality of that high school's students will go on to college
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Recent Examples of generalities
Even questions about his rehab were met with vague generalities.
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The obsequiousness, the sneers, the boasting, the vacant generalities, and the hand-waving bespeak fear of departing from the Trumpian orthodoxy of the moment.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
In following her to this point, however, this long-game project gives remarkable dimension and particularity to the kind of migrant story often only told in journalistic generalities — showing, year on year, how time heals some wounds, opens others, and creates plenty of its own.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
But as far as market generalities are concerned, this is a pretty good one to bring into your own repertoire as an investor.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Observe your environment Learn to recognize generalities and patterns in your environment that, more often than not, track with pollution.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Avoid vague generalities and get specific.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The obsequiousness, the sneers, the boasting, the vacant generalities, and the hand-waving bespeak fear of departing from the Trumpian orthodoxy of the moment.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
In following her to this point, however, this long-game project gives remarkable dimension and particularity to the kind of migrant story often only told in journalistic generalities — showing, year on year, how time heals some wounds, opens others, and creates plenty of its own.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
But as far as market generalities are concerned, this is a pretty good one to bring into your own repertoire as an investor.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Observe your environment Learn to recognize generalities and patterns in your environment that, more often than not, track with pollution.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Avoid vague generalities and get specific.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalities
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Advice or even just notions—only check email after noon; never do 10 reps of crunches—solidify into absolutism or vanish.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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For years, Ye had been obsessed with notions of Jewish villainy, while also identifying himself with Adolf Hitler and Nazis.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Just steps away, the adjacent fitness center is well-equipped and even includes water weights.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Katzenback recommends four sets of five repetitions with heavy weights to stimulate bone growth.—
Hadia Zainab,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Passing the reconciliation bill may not be a slam dunk, as Republicans hold only tiny majorities in both chambers.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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But with such small GOP majorities in both chambers, passing a bill this way would require almost every single congressional Republican to endorse it.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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As this shift took place, the literary figure of the serial killer gave authors as well as readers an opportunity to sift through the public health issues that were deeply entangled with the racial stereotypes of the War on Drugs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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But for me, at least, the direction is neither sufficiently cohesive or detailed to really pull all of these different strands together to offer much more than a chance to have fun with genre stereotypes or relive a favorite movie.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Over time, these nutrients move through storm systems and waterways into larger bodies of water such as lakes and ponds.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Animals’ entire bodies were preserved.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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However, as Rothbard lays out, one of the most important concepts that often gets lost or forgotten in the fog of war is that violence may only be used to resist or punish the aggressor.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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Health concepts such as Modern Market Eatery and Saladworks have recently entered the KC market.—
Jenna Thompson
March 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the first teeny fraction of a second after that expansion started, the densities were far higher than in the cores of stars, higher than in neutron stars—actually, very close to what’s needed to create a black hole!—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The company uses primarily Colorado trees to make the wooden cores of its gear in an effort to make the production process more sustainable while also making a product that is long-lasting.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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In reaction against the waste of life and ill-success of Mazzini’s program, moderate opinion tended to crystallize around federal conceptions of the solution of the Italian problem.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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Second, however, at the chasm between the Framers’ conceptions of Presidential war power and the unbounded nature of that authority today.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Generalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalities. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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