generic
adjective
generically
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a word derived from
generic.
Example Sentences
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Instead, he has more generically invoked the example of former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, who in the mid-1990s held off on raising interest rates as the economy expanded steadily because inflation pressures were mild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Captured M23 fighters said that the Rwandans were known as the "Friendly Force", with the experts' December report saying the English term was "generically used" even when interviewees were speaking in other languages.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
“Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” his award-winning drama produced by Rogue Machine Theatre in 2023, has the misleading ring of a generically violent video game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
The type 2 diabetes medication, generically known as semaglutide, has received unprecedented attention in the press and the medical community for its ability to trigger profound weight loss.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
Ahead of them, he could see towering cabinets full of interconnected wires and cables and silicon chips—what he thought of generically as computer stuff.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
