as in theory
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something
tried to go into the training sessions without any preconceptions
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Recent Examples of preconception
But Torquay bucks against most travelers' preconception of England in all of the important ways.
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2025
A day at Wimbledon often means dinner at 1 a.m. and waking up seven hours later, and all the while, Riddle contends with preconceptions about being the partner of a sports star — especially one on an upward trajectory.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 July 2025
For many, Game Freak is synonymous with Pokémon, but their upcoming game Beast of Reincarnation looks to shatter that preconception.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
But Lane prods viewers to challenge their own expectations and preconceptions.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 7 June 2025
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2025
A day at Wimbledon often means dinner at 1 a.m. and waking up seven hours later, and all the while, Riddle contends with preconceptions about being the partner of a sports star — especially one on an upward trajectory.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 July 2025
For many, Game Freak is synonymous with Pokémon, but their upcoming game Beast of Reincarnation looks to shatter that preconception.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
But Lane prods viewers to challenge their own expectations and preconceptions.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconception
Noun
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The Nikumaroro theory suggests that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on the island’s reef before their plane was swept away.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Although Robson took more than a decade to put his theory to the test, his experiments in the 1980s proved his hunch was correct.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most of us remain trapped in our own language bubble and cultural assumptions, and the publishing industry is no exception.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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The assumption is that viewers will bring their own answers to those questions — and that for myriad reasons, the series will be unwatchable for some audiences and a tough watch for everybody.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Preconception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconception. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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