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generation

Definition for generation

noun as in creation, production

noun as in age group

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cohort, contemporaries, peers

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age, crop, microgeneration

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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 as in period of time between age groups

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day, era, period, time

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decades, epoch, years

Weak match

stage

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“Plug is building the next generation of industrial energy solutions, and our collaboration with Galp shows that large-scale hydrogen is ready today,” said Plug CEO Andy Marsh in a news release.

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Ohio-based American Electric Power has also been able to capitalize on that demand while pushing much of the cost of new generation and transmission onto the data-center operators rather than its normal customers.

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Her generation was inculcated to cozy up to men in power and treat younger women like competition or pets; she keeps her conscience as compartmentalized as a box of fishing tackle.

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"Sustaining a dynamic and globally competitive sector requires renewed investment and support, so that universities can continue to drive discovery, opportunity and economic growth for future generations."

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Patrick Mouratoglou, the former coach of Serena Williams, says the move to slow down the courts "killed a generation of serve and volley players".

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

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