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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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Four years of missile and drone strikes have significantly diminished Ukraine’s power generation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The utter subservience of American pop culture to baby boomers over the past 50-odd years has engendered justifiable resentment among members of the subsequent alphabet generations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fans will counter that the songwriter’s gifts are so ceaseless that younger generations might not even connect each hit with his name.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly 9 in 10 American adults feel grateful for the efforts and accomplishments of past generations that contributed to their quality of life today.

From The Wall Street Journal

We can continue to ignore it, as we have for a generation, or we can do something.

From The Wall Street Journal