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Common collocations with generation in American Collocation

generation noun

US /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

older or earlier

older
past
preceding
previous

The older generation loves those songs.

People are spending a smaller proportion of their lives in work than previous generations did.

younger or present

current
new
present
young
younger

next or future

coming
emerging
future
later
new
next
rising
subsequent
succeeding

Inspiring and helping to shape the coming generation is a noble task.

Some art should be protected for future generations.

existing at a particular time

baby-boom
post-war

This reaction is typical of this post-war generation.

all of a generation

entire
whole

An entire generation is growing up without parents.

influence a generation

educate
influence
inspire
introduce to something
nurture
shape
train

He influenced a whole generation of younger pianists.

This is the music that shaped a generation.

create a generation

breed
produce
spawn

If we breed a future generation of academics, who will be the plumbers, carpenters, road sweepers etc?

involve more than one generation

be passed (down) from... to...
be passed (on) through
skip
span

The condition can be passed from one generation to the next.

These recessive diseases often skip generations.

bridge
conflict
gap
relations
relationship
understanding

The purpose is to bring youngsters and older people together by building bridges between the generations.