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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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"I can say Ferguson is the greatest of all time but Pep, in his generation, is certainly the best by a long way."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Energy producer Statkraft said it will invest around $8.6 billion in Norwegian power generation over the next 10 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

A generation of investors have known only one thing about long-term interest rates — if you wait, yields will go lower.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Now carrying the family’s torch is the fifth generation of tumbling acrobats skilled in the art of balance and flexibility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

A whole generation of teens was anticipating having to become soldiers.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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