- present participle of generalize.
generalizing
Example Sentences
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If this were a one-off event, we would want to avoid generalizing.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
The two agencies routinely assert that they explain the methods used, but their generalizing descriptions—some of the language of which they’ve repeated for over a decade—don’t come close to routine standards for economic scholarship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
"Due to limited evidence from multi-decade long-term observation, synthesizing several direct observations is essential for generalizing dynamic ecological patterns," adds Hisano.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
“China believes that generalizing national security is not conducive to normal economic and trade exchanges,” Xinhua said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
It was engineers such as de Caus who, by generalizing the concept of a moving mechanism, made the clockwork universe and the mechanical man possible.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
