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generation

[jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
age group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
age crop microgeneration
WEAK
Beat Generation Gen X Gen Y Gen Z Generation A Generation X Generation Y Generation Z Lost Generation Millennials Silent Generation Xennials baby boomers boomers sandwich generation
NOUN
period of time between age groups
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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But maybe they should consider giving money to the next generation earlier.

From MarketWatch

He’s stubborn too, convinced the new generation are starry-eyed fools.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its aims appear to be twofold: to appeal to print nostalgists while modernizing in ways that will cultivate a new generation of readers.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a tough story compared to generations past—almost 40% of boomers and Gen Xers owned a home when they were 27.

From The Wall Street Journal

Point being, there is no inherent logic to any of this, and no scientific basis for the labels we give generations.

From Salon