How to Use next-gen in a Sentence

next-gen

adjective
  • For this, some have labeled him as the next-gen Uncle Luke.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Intel’s next-gen chips that meet the spec are coming this fall.
    — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 29 May 2024
  • The next-gen facial is not about cleaning your pores, but lifting your face.
    — Rachel Strugatz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Intel's next-gen Meteor Lake chips are right around the corner, but this is a big hole to dig out of.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Try to get the AI to recognize your scribblings before time runs out in this next-gen Pictionary-style game.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The hauntingly familiar sight of a crash like this once again begs questions about the safety of these next-gen cars.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
  • And the public response from the rest of the industry toward next-gen CarPlay has been pretty cool overall.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 June 2024
  • What this team came up with was a next-gen translation system called Seamless.
    — Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The next-gen machine is just a concept at this stage but points to the future of portable computers.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The country just unveiled the next-gen suits that its taikonauts will wear on its landmark lunar mission.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
  • That turned out to be a valid concern, as the next-gen update did end up breaking many Fallout 4 mods and saves after its release.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
  • The yard recently introduced two next-gen hybrid models to the range, too.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • For tap dancers and fans, Rhythm World is a pilgrimage — a chance to see the field’s greatest titans and next-gen change makers hitting the wood together.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2024
  • Microsoft has yet to release any details on a next-gen model.
    — Brenda Stolyar Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 7 July 2024
  • That next-gen system should have 5 times the energy density of present Li-ion systems.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Follow the money: Investors are betting on next-gen SAF players.
    — Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
  • How exactly Honda plans to achieve this new weightlessness in its next-gen EVs is still unknown.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Sales were plummeting, and already rumors were spreading of a next-gen entry.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Lexus brand also revealed a pair of concepts based on Toyota’s next-gen EV architecture.
    — Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Nintendo’s plans to release a next-gen Switch—commonly referred to as the Switch 2—have been floating around since early last year.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Apple is also working on upgrades to its next-gen AirTags and Apple Watches.
    — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
  • It’s decked out with plenty of goodies, including a wicked-fast panel and next-gen gaming features.
    — Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Timeless icons, next-gen retreats, and private island hideaways—this is the Caribbean at its finest.
    — Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
  • With 202 presets and a 7-qt. capacity, this next-gen air fryer perfectly crisps fresh and frozen foods.
    — Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Deploying next-gen, heavier and more advanced Starlink satellites will be one of the uses of Starship.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • From the beginning our mission has been to support the ‘makers’ of next-gen materials and influence brands to adopt.
    — Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2024
  • The startup claims the open-source model was trained on older versions of Nvidia chips, which may reduce the value of its next-gen Blackwell AI platform or, at least, cause a pause in orders.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
  • On next-gen AirTags, Apple is rumored to make the speaker difficult to remove so that stalkers can't use it as easily.
    — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
  • At Ferrazzi Greenlight, our research reveals a defining truth: Only the top 15% of teams have cracked the code on next-gen collaboration.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Sectors like next-gen biofuels have fallen out of favor after trying to compete directly with diesel and gasoline.
    — Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025

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