Cycle
Cycle noun - A series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order.
Generation and cycle are semantically related in phase topic. In some cases you can use "Generation" instead a noun "Cycle".
Generation
Generation noun - Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.
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Synonyms for Generation
Cycle and generation are semantically related in phase topic. Sometimes you can use "Cycle" instead a noun "Generation", if it concerns topics such as time.
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Both words in one sentence
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Interestingly, this game is being released late in the life-cycle of Sony's third major console generation.
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Generation Xerox: The vicious cycle of poverty implied at the end of "In The Ghetto".
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She later states that it was not for her personal revenge, but to prevent the cycle from repeating itself next generation after Manji defeated him.
Source: Manga / Blade of the Immortal
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Generation and Cycle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cycle/generation
Cycle & Generation. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cycle/generation>.
Generation or Cycle. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cycle/generation.
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