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consisting of elements that are all of the same or similar kind- They are a close-knit homogeneous group.
homogeneous = consisting of elements that are all of the same or similar kind
- Many worry that large companies are destroying individual cultures and creating a homogeneous world devoid of local flavor and interest.
- It is ironic that while increased travel has made the world's people more homogeneous, it has made communities less so.
- Scientists believe that all dogs arose from a fairly homogeneous population of wolves about 10,000 years ago.
- Homogenized milk is named as such because it is processed so its cream stays mixed throughout the milk, rather than being left to settle at the top; i.e., there is one type of milk left instead of two.
- They thrilled at discovering regional variations in art which they found a refreshing change from the homogeneous mainstream.
- the current pastor, said a multinational congregation presents all sorts of problems that a more homogenous church would not.Warren St. John -- Outcasts United
- The pristine campus and well-dressed kids had stunned me on my first visit—the Bronx was not the homogenous ghetto I thought it was.Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore
- The uniform pounding of feet in my ears and the homogeneity of the people around me makes me believe that I could choose this.Veronica Roth -- Divergent
- Even at the conference in Princeton, which was a highly homogenous group of people of similar age, education, and income — who were all, with a few exceptions, in the same profession — the range was enormous.Malcolm Gladwell -- The Tipping Point
- But what could they know of all this while they drifted so gently day by day in what they thought was a limitless and homogeneous ocean?Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan -- The Poison Belt
- It was a homogenous group; nobody was much different from anyone else.
- Fourier described "dimensional homogeneity" as prohibiting the addition or subtraction of terms that have different dimension. For example, ft./sec. cannot be added to lbs./ft.
- Life became homogeneous again, instead of being made up of detached fragments.Montgomery, Lucy Maud -- Anne of The Island
- From one end to the other, it was homogeneous and compact.Hugo, Victor -- Notre-Dame de Paris
- And I am more and more convinced that it will be possible to demonstrate the homogeneous origin of all the tissues.Eliot, George -- Middlemarch
- The ancient art of Mesopotamia is homogeneous in style.
- I found them a merry sight, the kind of homogeneous presence that makes people smile at airports.Don DeLillo -- White Noise
- It tears down its history with wrecking balls, and builds something bland and homogenized in its place.Rick Bragg -- All Over but the Shoutin'
- Homogeneous grouping may be the prime suspect.Ron Suskind -- A Hope in the Unseen
(editor's note: The suffix "-ive" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.)
homogenous = consisting of elements that are all of the same or similar kind
homogenous = consisting of elements that are all of the same
homogeneity = similarity (all of the same kind)
homogenous = consisting of elements that are all of the same or similar kind
(editor's note: The suffix "-ive" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.)
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