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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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Zverev had long been dubbed the best player of his generation to have never won a Grand Slam after a string of near misses - including three defeats in major finals.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Ads paid for by the industry portrayed the younger Menefee as the right leader for the next generation.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Some 21% of the country’s entire power generation goes to data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“It was just a generation of players that knew how to value every step of the way in soccer,” Ramos said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Koffi, and every other child of her generation, had suffered the consequences of that madness.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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