generalization
Example Sentences
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Autism — a developmental disability that can affect how people think, communicate, interact and process sensory information — defies simple generalizations.
From Los Angeles Times
“The CDC publicity about mental health and suicide ideation among girls has a strong case that is supported by other sources of evidence. But the generalization about violence does not have such support.”
From Washington Post
This is to say that any generalizations I make about his career are surely contradicted somewhere within it.
From Los Angeles Times
Too many sentences contain half-truths and gross generalizations, unsupported by facts: “Whites assume, correctly, that without maintaining their whiteness, they would lose power, privilege and status.”
From Washington Post
They also noted that every student "has a unique life story" and disputed the types of race-based generalizations included in some critical race theory materials.
From Fox News
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
