Thesaurus results for STEREOTYPE

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noun

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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verb

ˈster-ē-ə-ˌtīp

as in to overuse

to use so much as to make less appealing Movies have stereotyped the domineering mother-in-law ad nauseam.

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Noun

By spotlighting women across all sectors of the business, the She Rocks Awards continues to challenge stereotypes and dismantle barriers. —

Holly Alvarado, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2025 In Odd One Out, a group of similar people tries to root out a mole, thereby examining individual stereotypes (for example, a group of straight guys tries to identify the secretly gay one). —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025

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Thatcher and East, both of whom used to be associated with the Mormon Church, avoid stereotyping either their characters or their religion. —

Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 Though Asian fathers are often stereotyped as cold, stoic and unmoving, Ling is seen leaning on his children, even calling his daughter Sophia to express his excitement over having attended his first prom. —

Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stereotype

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The agreement, formalized this past May, calls for the MWRD to pay for concept planning and preliminary engineering design while the Forest Preserves will pay for acquiring property.

— Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
As Season 4 got underway, Williams started sitting in on production meetings, tone meetings, concept meetings, and asking questions.

— Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2025