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stereotype

Definition for stereotype

noun as in idea held as standard, example

verb as in categorize as being example, standard

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Example Sentences

Give this gorgeous book to that friend who fits the stereotype.

A judge ruled that Black Piet indeed is a negative stereotype that infringes on the rights of black people in The Netherlands.

But it often feels more like something from a Japanese stereotype than anything explicitly offensive.

Our stereotype of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ is cocaine, nightclubs, and flapper girls.

So why is that such a lingering stereotype in the way pop culture represents Hollywood?

To look back, and to stereotype one bygone humour—what a hopeless thing!

The new edition, being printed from entirely new stereotype plates, is a great improvement upon former editions.

A new edition, brought down to the Present Time, and printed from entirely new stereotype plates.

This formed the matrix into which the molten metal was poured to make the stereotype plate, or die, for printing.

But that must be as it may; and if you think the acceptance dubious, it is much the better plan not to stereotype.

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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stereotype, such as: pattern, average, boilerplate, convention, custom, and fashion.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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