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
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The findings add to a growing body of evidence that Neanderthals — our closest extinct human relatives — were cognitively and psychologically more similar to modern humans than previously thought, rather than the simple-minded, brutish cavemen of earlier stereotypes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Accounting, long stereotyped as dull and tedious, has struggled for years to attract young talent.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Not stereotypes, but tropes flipped on their head, and the sense of where positions and relationships lie, and then how characters just fall beautifully into that and adjust to that, especially Tucker, is gonna be fun to explore.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The findings add to a growing body of evidence that Neanderthals — our closest extinct human relatives — were cognitively and psychologically more similar to modern humans than previously thought, rather than the simple-minded, brutish cavemen of earlier stereotypes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Verb
Latinos are a fundamental part of American history and culture, and one of the largest communities in the United States, yet their presence in Hollywood has long been limited, stereotyped, or overlooked.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Accounting, long stereotyped as dull and tedious, has struggled for years to attract young talent.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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Meanwhile, Scott, the attorney, also said Thursday that Williamson assumed, based on her conversations with McCluskie, that McCluskie had spoken to Becerra about the concept of the money transfer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Piechoczek’s concept is rooted in the traditional techniques of her grandmother’s kitchen, while Minhwa Spirits’ Yi, the chef behind the viral TKO stall at Southern Feedstore and a former Lazy Betty sous chef, brings high-end culinary precision and approachability to Korean cuisine.—
Sam Flemming,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Magic erasers are another tool that’s easy to overuse.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
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But in science, they have been especially overused.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Newsom being Newsom, and a sharp operative, the notion of a national program can’t help but once again put him in the national conversation.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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With a cast drawn from comedy-scene friends such as Kate Berlant and Conner O’Malley all tuned into a very specific wavelength, the movie somehow surpasses conventional notions of camp and irony to exist in a genuinely unique space all its own.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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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This conception points toward two practical artifacts.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Still, the conception that this is a disease of the ovaries has lingered.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
12 May 2026
Verb
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However, with their perpetual pose of undeserved victimhood, Zionists were boring first.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Carpenter ants and wood-boring beetles are also common, especially in older homes and damp crawl spaces.—
Ryan Brennan
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
Noun
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This is as important, and as boring, in theory, as picking a fund for your 401(k), yet, improbably, the draft has become one of the largest events on the sporting calendar.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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To overcome this problem, the study authors used a mathematical framework called the theory of functional connections (TFC).—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Cambria helped popularize quartz countertops The Davis family founded Cambria in 1999, and then spent decades helping to make quartz into one of the most popular materials in kitchen design.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Ross Barnes’ exciting exploits helped popularize the neophyte sport.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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