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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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The technology also points toward a new generation of computing systems inspired by the brain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

For a generation, those workers had been in the boom phase, occupying a privileged place with fat paydays and job security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Now, Michael B Jordan - fresh from winning best actor at the Oscars for Sinners - is starring in and directing an updated take on the film for a new generation.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

I am now 23 and I’ve launched a company to continue my research, hoping to help my generation heal its microbiome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Despite recent efforts to locate the title in the twentieth century, they comprised, by any informed and fair-minded standard, the greatest generation of political talent in American history.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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