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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


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He says that's because "Air Bud" is a quintessential family film, one that a whole generation remembers from childhood.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

These devices could help boost secure key generation rates while also supporting future quantum repeaters needed for large-scale quantum networks.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

I hoped I would never age into someone who complains about new slang the way every older generation tends to, but still: Have we forgotten how to talk normally?

From Salon • May 8, 2026

“This time around the green light has been fully given to a younger generation to put this content out. And they are using global pop culture to do so,” said Bajoghli.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Ever since then, it had passed down from generation to generation: the Svenssons, who became the Bronsteins, who became the Townsends, which was Zeke’s last name.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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