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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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The technology also points toward a new generation of computing systems inspired by the brain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

But a generation that weathered the housing crash and the rise of student loans still amassed significant wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Foley said Gen Z and millennials in the U.S. now spend more on hot sauce than on ketchup, and that they use more hot sauce than any other generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"Why The Odyssey? It's a story that has fascinated generation after generation for 3,000 years," Nolan said at the event.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The Adams team, then, was charging Jefferson with two serious offenses against the unwritten code of political honor purportedly binding on the leadership class of the revolutionary generation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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