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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Perhaps even the idea of an upscale magazine in the mold of Vanity Fair is simply less meaningful in a contemporary media landscape where celebrities constantly churn out their own content and popular culture is fragmented across a landscape of mid-sized creators.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But all of these tropes, from the beard to the villain, are predicated on the idea that sexuality and desire are always legible on the body.
—Kelly Foster Lundquist, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
United then went back to the idea of continuing with Ten Hag.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
My first visit to Parrot Cay was a little over a decade ago, when the idea of elevated resort dining was still in its infancy.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But all of these tropes, from the beard to the villain, are predicated on the idea that sexuality and desire are always legible on the body.
—Kelly Foster Lundquist, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
United then went back to the idea of continuing with Ten Hag.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
My first visit to Parrot Cay was a little over a decade ago, when the idea of elevated resort dining was still in its infancy.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the idea
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“The idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20idea. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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