generalization
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Synonyms
concept, conception, generality, notion, stereotype
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The fraud stereotype is also often pushed back as an unfair generalization, with successes within Nigeria’s startup and tech ecosystem cited as contrary evidence. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "The FBI’s Nigerian email scam ring bust shows how the billion-dollar global fraud has evolved," 23 Aug. 2019 But some studies suggest that such prohibitions make black men, in general, less likely to be hired, perhaps because employers fall back on cruder generalizations. — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, "The Fight to Redefine Racism," 12 Aug. 2019 Marion Goldstein, Denver Many of the sweeping generalizations in this article — particularly that Democrats in the north dodged the issue of desegregation — are simply not true about Denver. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Spotlight on the Will-power of Michael Bennet (7/21/19)," 21 July 2019 The kind of witty generalization about human behavior that Mill considers an aphorism to be is largely absent from Hui’s book. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "The Art of Aphorism," 15 July 2019 Since a generalization about life is also, invariably, a half-truth about it, the missing half of the truth often registers more clangingly now than the half that’s there. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "The Art of Aphorism," 15 July 2019 With the handful of exceptions that accompany every generalization, leftism makes people meaner, even crueler. — Dennis Prager, National Review, "Leftism Makes People Meaner," 11 June 2019 That brings us to the third and most complex way of measuring the impact of partisan gerrymanders, which is to move away from numerical generalizations and drill into alternative maps of each state. — Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, "How Much Does Gerrymandering Really Matter?," 28 June 2019 In the week ahead, a down-to-earth and highly specific approach works best to counteract sweeping statements and broad generalizations. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for June 9, 2019: Capricorn, be patient; Taurus, savor the process," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'generalization.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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