the idea
noun
: the central meaning or purpose of something : goal or intention
The whole idea of the game is to keep from getting caught.
The idea is to get people to attend.
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At the same time, the idea of AGI, and its accompanying prestige, seemed at least partly responsible for the buffet.
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Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2025
Using three boundaries to solve the problem The new study abandons the idea of a purely passive shell.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
How the Rosie the Riveter movement started During World War II, the idea of Rosie the Riveter was used to recruit women to work in defense factories in place of men who were being drafted into the military in large numbers following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 13 Dec. 2025
With the idea that some groups are acceptable targets.
—Brandi Hicken, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
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Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2025
Using three boundaries to solve the problem The new study abandons the idea of a purely passive shell.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
How the Rosie the Riveter movement started During World War II, the idea of Rosie the Riveter was used to recruit women to work in defense factories in place of men who were being drafted into the military in large numbers following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 13 Dec. 2025
With the idea that some groups are acceptable targets.
—Brandi Hicken, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
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“The idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20idea. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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