as in idea
something imagined or pictured in the mind
to a people who have lived under one dictatorship after another, democracy and freedom are mere abstractions
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Recent Examples of abstraction
My first true attempts at poetry were self-guided, painfully rhymed, drenched in abstractions and exhausted platitudes.
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Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Geometers moved beyond concrete problems about counting, and focused instead on more general abstractions and deeper truths.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
So how much abstraction and anti-foot-shooting structure will a sufficiently-advanced coding AI really need?
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Refusing sculpture’s decorum, Noah Purifoy turns neighborhood rubble into Johnsian abstraction that predicts his ramshackle desert sculptures.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Geometers moved beyond concrete problems about counting, and focused instead on more general abstractions and deeper truths.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
So how much abstraction and anti-foot-shooting structure will a sufficiently-advanced coding AI really need?
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Refusing sculpture’s decorum, Noah Purifoy turns neighborhood rubble into Johnsian abstraction that predicts his ramshackle desert sculptures.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for abstraction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstraction
Noun
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Bank of America reiterates Nvidia and Broadcom as buy Bank of America says the stocks remain favorite ideas at the firm.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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It’s not presented as an idea because of how we were raised.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Duran had published articles on Tan and his wealthy colleagues, like Balaji Srinivasan, a tech investor who was promoting an esoteric but stubbornly influential concept called the Network State.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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The mill’s Flexy Form concept showcases high-stretch denim with soft-touch yarns, excellent recovery, and body-shaping flexibility—designed to adapt to all body types and lifestyles.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Those principles felt like the right direction for the conception of Aatman.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Appropriate to the popular conception of the morose genius, Poe’s initial 1849 funeral, held amidst the October gloom, was sparsely attended.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That's such a crazy, perverse notion — on this triumphant night, to see it from the point of view of the guy being left behind in all this.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Protesters have slammed the notions and multiple attendees wore inflatable frog and animal costumes to point to the absurdity of the claims of danger.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To put a cap on preseason and training camp and to prepare for what’s ahead, here are my predictions and thoughts on how the Knicks will handle their depth chart and rotation heading into the season.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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As the players performed snow angels in the confetti on the Levi’s Stadium field, the prevailing thought was there would never be another Von or a Denver D like this.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Of his first impressions of his future wife, Plemons had nothing but praise.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Mindy Clifton made an impression on Sabrina Hawkins when the two met years ago as correction officers in Volusia County, Florida.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Abstraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstraction. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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