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
Irene Wright
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The musical uses all the key plot points while editing out a handful of outdated stereotypes.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
All the focus on weight neglects the very real risk for developing an eating disorder during this phase of life, in part because eating disorders are still so often inaccurately stereotyped as only a teenage affliction.
—Time, 26 June 2025
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Noun
Unlike great white sharks off the coast of Australia or blacktip reef sharks in the Florida Keys, Pacific sleeper sharks don’t fit the stereotype of one of the ocean’s fiercest predators.
—Irene Wright
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The musical uses all the key plot points while editing out a handful of outdated stereotypes.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Verb
Her writing resonated with me as the father of a respectful, intelligent kid who may be stereotyped while wearing a black hoodie.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
All the focus on weight neglects the very real risk for developing an eating disorder during this phase of life, in part because eating disorders are still so often inaccurately stereotyped as only a teenage affliction.
—Time, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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One of the biggest challenges Pavone faced after launching was educating the consumer around this new concept.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The new concept comes six months after the owner of Explorium Brewing purchased Good City Brewing's four locations and its brands.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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That also means there’s less risk of accidentally overusing them.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
26 July 2025
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For instance, common side effects of overusing aspirin, ibuprofen, and other NSAIDs (or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) include peptic ulcers, GI bleeding, acute kidney injury, and even chronic kidney disease.—
Dr. Baibing Chen,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The franchise’s purchase by Disney in 2012 likely subconsciously reinforced the notion that Star Wars is popcorn, family entertainment, not the meaty material that wins acting awards.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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Her investment also challenges the outdated notion that celebrity partnerships are purely transactional.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 July 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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Experiences are incredibly expensive to develop, and take years from conception to completion (Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the parks typically take as long as two years to develop, and another five years to build).—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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The idea is to incubate original ideas from their conception through to commercialization and provide IP owners with advice on strategy, branding building, content development and making cash.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Traditional charity films often swing between two extremes: earnestness that bores or sensationalism that exploits.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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There’s a reason the Chiefs’ offense has put so much time and effort into it, rather than throw up their hands after last year’s time and effort bore little fruit.—
Sam McDowell
Updated July 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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But Margulis took her theory further; in her view, symbiosis was the driving force of evolution, and many entities were likely composites.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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Energized by these findings, Harland presented his theory to colleagues.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Singing love songs while dancing on stage in capes and glittering matching outfits had already been popularized by mainstream rock and pop bands, but those styles were only just beginning to break through the machismo deeply embedded in Mexican pop culture.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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Askren recently signed with Real American Freestyle, the Hulk Hogan venture hoping to popularize professional freestyle wrestling.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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