generality
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concept, conception, generalization, notion, stereotype
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Nevertheless, Saberi said, solving the traveling salesman approximation problem in its full generality will probably require an infusion of new ideas. — Quanta Magazine, "Computer Scientists Take Road Less Traveled," 29 Jan. 2013 Because that transaction cannot be completed until July 6, Heat President Pat Riley has to dance around a question when asked about the generalities of the Heat's second-round dealings, with an appreciation that specifics had to be avoided. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "Winderman: Tax again has Heat in less-than-luxurious position | Commentary," 22 June 2019 But Williamson also showcased an ability to charm most of her profilers and sound surprisingly commonsense when speaking in generalities. — Jim Geraghty, National Review, "Twenty Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Marianne Williamson," 1 July 2019 Democracy assumes that the generality of the population have the wisdom to govern a nation. — Marilynne Robinson, Harper's magazine, "Is Poverty Necessary?," 10 June 2019 Researchers can describe in generalities many things that happen in sleeping brains. — Quanta Magazine, "You Are Getting Sleepy — Tagged Proteins May Point to Why," 21 Aug. 2018 Part of the problem is that these essays often take a first-person-plural perspective, which flattens the drama of specificity with sweeping generalities. — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, "‘Almost Everything’ Review: Finding Beauty," 26 Oct. 2018 Trump delivered it while getting nothing in return beyond the same generalities that North Korea has been offering since the early 1990s. — Washington Post, "Trump contradicts US military stance on Korea war games," 12 June 2018 There are perhaps too many resonant generalities about the importance of storytelling. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "‘There There’ is an Energetic Revelation of a Corner of American Life," 4 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'generality.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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