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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There's a clear uphill battle ahead, but OpenAI's Altman brushed off concerns on Tuesday, rejecting the idea that the infrastructure spending spree is overkill.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
One year later in 2009, the idea was hatched into the business that now has more than 180 million monthly customers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Brown said he was fascinated by the idea that Black community members with roots in those neighborhoods might have felt excluded in their hometown.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
From ancient history to astrophysics, every new notion only reinforces the idea that being born was all a big mistake.
—Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
One year later in 2009, the idea was hatched into the business that now has more than 180 million monthly customers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Brown said he was fascinated by the idea that Black community members with roots in those neighborhoods might have felt excluded in their hometown.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
From ancient history to astrophysics, every new notion only reinforces the idea that being born was all a big mistake.
—Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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