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generation

[jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
creation, production
Synonyms
STRONG
bearing breeding formation genesis origination procreation propagation reproduction
WEAK
begetting bringing forth engenderment fructifying multiplying spawning
Antonyms
WEAK
destruction
NOUN
age group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cohort contemporaries peers
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
STRONGEST
day era period time
STRONG
decades epoch years
WEAK
stage

Example Sentences

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The minor and new training opportunities are “so important in motivating my generation in the field.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Perhaps more importantly, the rise of agentic and other advanced AI workloads means greater data generation.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

But now a golden generation has risen together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It can be tough on families when the older generation is in full control of their finances but starts making mistakes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“We are a generation not from this universe,” she said.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.