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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
the novel's hero is of a different genre than the traditional kind
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Recent Examples of genre
Best known for adapting high-end genre IP, the company is producing features based on Grady Hendrix’s bestselling novels How to Sell a Haunted House at Legendary, Horrorstör at New Republic, and Ankle Snatcher at Sony.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Outside the genre, he's played with Barbra Streisand, Lionel Richie, Etta James, Toni Braxton, Megadeth and Sting.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
The narratives often directly touch on themes that are relevant today rather than using popular genre tropes and metaphors to address modern issues.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
But by the mid-1950s, the popularity of the genre as well as Freed’s influence on it was starting to wane.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Outside the genre, he's played with Barbra Streisand, Lionel Richie, Etta James, Toni Braxton, Megadeth and Sting.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
The narratives often directly touch on themes that are relevant today rather than using popular genre tropes and metaphors to address modern issues.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
But by the mid-1950s, the popularity of the genre as well as Freed’s influence on it was starting to wane.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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This economic pain is a kind that cuts through demographic lines.Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Here’s the description: The Superstitious Man is the kind who washes his hands in three springs, sprinkles himself with water from a temple font, puts a laurel sprig in his mouth, and then is ready for the day’s perambulations.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Warrior Girl Unearthed is a sequel of sorts to Daughter, which told the story of a teenage girl from an Ojibwe reservation who gets caught up in a federal murder and drug investigation.Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Like many Pudu residents, the brothers have forged a family of sorts with others who are disadvantaged and detached from the mainstream.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The election is inescapable in Phoenix, as nearly every street corner is dominated by a colorful collection of campaign signs of every political stripe.Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Phoenix Zoo welcomes a baby Thomson's gazelle, one of the smallest gazelle species known for its distinctive light-brown coat with dark stripes along the sides.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Studies have shown the cannabis plant can help with a variety of medical ailments, including anxiety.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The rapper has been involved with a variety of political causes, largely Democratic ones, per the newspaper.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Genre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genre. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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