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
These statistics are not abstractions that don’t touch regular people’s lives.
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David Brooks, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
These are not abstractions of policy; these are matters of urgent survival.
—Christine Lightfoot, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
This time, Sumner elevated his speech to a higher level of abstraction to propound on the historical meaning and ontology of the Civil War.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
In contrast, the more levels of abstractions away (for example, solving the problems of someone who reports to someone who reports to a department who reports to the CEO), the riskier working on that problem is.
—Ray Zhou, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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David Brooks, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
These are not abstractions of policy; these are matters of urgent survival.
—Christine Lightfoot, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
This time, Sumner elevated his speech to a higher level of abstraction to propound on the historical meaning and ontology of the Civil War.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
In contrast, the more levels of abstractions away (for example, solving the problems of someone who reports to someone who reports to a department who reports to the CEO), the riskier working on that problem is.
—Ray Zhou, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstraction
Noun
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This chicken dinner idea checks several of the essential boxes for cowboy cooking: a cast iron skillet, plenty of Southwestern flavor, and a cheesy topping.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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Either way, there is much buzz about his big-picture ideas.—
Kairi Lowery,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Within this exact conflict is where Antigravity Academy finds the concept of camp so important.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
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Yet, the concept of coercive control remains relatively limited in courts.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Such links were particularly pronounced when exposure occurred during the month before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy, researchers reported in the study, published in Environmental Science & Technology.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time A sequel, 28 Weeks Later…, dropped in 2007; Boyle and Garland signed on executive producers, but neither were directly involved with the conception of it beyond that.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The 10-round cruiserweight affair ended in Paul’s sixth consecutive victory but did little to quell the notion that the YouTuber-turned-boxer is building his in-ring reputation with a fraudulent resume built on defeating big names many years removed from their heydays.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The overall operations swiftly moved from the notion of targeting dangerous criminal immigrants to everyday workers and laborers — who may or may not have proper documentation — trying to make a living, and overriding local officials along the way.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Hernandez admits Medicaid cuts could give people here second thoughts.—
John Daley,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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What are your thoughts on the increasing street course races in the NASCAR schedule?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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His powerful late kick and ability to handle the 1 1/4-mile distance in that race left a lasting impression.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Firm employees gave families the opposite impression, according to stipulation.—
Harriet Ryan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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“Abstraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstraction. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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