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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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Revisiting Bhaduri's lives for a new generation also raises questions about memory.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The usability consultant Steve Krug captured this expectation in a single phrase that became gospel for a generation of designers: “Don’t make me think.”

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Parents who are anxious about money may worry they’ll pass their emotional baggage on to the next generation, but it’s possible to give kids constructive financial lessons without weighing them down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Every generation or so, “The Forsyte Saga” is rediscovered, but it is now more often watched than read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The one thing we knew for sure—the new generation of chiefs had decided it was time for Fireball to die, and nothing I, or anyone else, said was going to have any impact.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith