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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
Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
The company just added three more men to its board, including Dana White, the CEO of UFC, who some would argue epitomizes the stereotype of masculine energy.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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
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Noun
But gender studies and economics experts warn that Zuckerberg’s rhetoric can push women and marginalized voices out of the workforce by championing outdated gender roles and stereotypes.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
The company just added three more men to its board, including Dana White, the CEO of UFC, who some would argue epitomizes the stereotype of masculine energy.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotype
Noun
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In this course, students learn fundamental systems theory concepts, such as block diagrams, feedback loops and discrete-time dynamics.—
Raúl Ordóñez,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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But in the past decade and a half, vulnerability’s trajectory has come to mirror that of many psychological concepts—such as mindfulness, boundary-setting, and self-love—whose lines of insight have been tangled up with the attention economy and the free market.—
Maytal Eyal,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Others may be nervous about overusing sanctions, as Steven Mnuchin, the treasury secretary in Trump’s first administration, was.—
Henry Farrell,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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The downside is that the technology can permanently damage its user if overused, which in turn puts it on a watchlist of sorts.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
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Like an adult version of the Heathers of Heathers, the trio are bound by a notion of friendship that is stronger than the truth it is based on.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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The sharpest remarks of the week came Thursday from Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee who blasted the notion of dismissing cases with prejudice.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Jan. 2025
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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
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According to a recent study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, surrogate pregnancy carries a significantly larger risk of complications than pregnancies coming from natural conception or IVF.—
Lili Rutai,
The Dial,
7 Jan. 2025
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The film’s impersonality reflects its arm’s-length conception.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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In a departure from the norm, Trump forwent a smile and instead bore a similar expression to his historic 2023 mug shot, which loyal MAGA followers later embraced as the symbol of a man who could not be taken down easily.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The play on the field is boring with lots of strikeouts.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The theory dates to An Emerging Democratic Majority, an influential 2002 book by political scientists John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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All three men were national and international icons whose assassinations — and the theories swirling around them — became the stuff of books, movies, controversy, and the pages of history itself.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Films has, obviously, helped popularize the appeal of scare-mongering movies.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Occupational exoskeletons for healthcare professionals are an emerging trend, and only time will tell if this is a golden application similar to spreadsheets and gaming for popularizing personal computers.—
Borislav "Bobby" Marinov,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Stereotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotype. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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