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
Leverage Progressive Abstraction Progressive abstraction lets internal platforms scale with developer maturity.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But that was an abstraction that wouldn’t work in live action.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
After all, abstraction had been in the service of spiritual liberation and social emancipation since its inception, and had always appeared in opposition to the totally reified world of Duchamp’s readymade.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Share only what’s necessary for the integration to function, and protect proprietary logic and models behind secure abstraction layers.
—Bihag Karnani, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But that was an abstraction that wouldn’t work in live action.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
After all, abstraction had been in the service of spiritual liberation and social emancipation since its inception, and had always appeared in opposition to the totally reified world of Duchamp’s readymade.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Share only what’s necessary for the integration to function, and protect proprietary logic and models behind secure abstraction layers.
—Bihag Karnani, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstraction
Noun
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Pistoia, Italy Italy is always a great idea, especially for longer stays.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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Tom Williams—Getty Images Shortly before Trump called time on the negotiations on Saturday, some GOP Senators aired ideas for alternative ways to advance Trump’s nominees.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
3 Aug. 2025
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The news division is, like its counterparts, experimenting with a bevy of concepts to see which ones strike a chord with the younger viewers who use streaming as their primary means of watching video.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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For his new concept revitalizing the former Nash & Proper space, Jimenez is taking inspiration from popular fast food chains such as In-N-Out and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, which have compact menus with high-quality ingredients.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Experiences are incredibly expensive to develop, and take years from conception to completion (Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the parks typically take as long as two years to develop, and another five years to build).—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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The idea is to incubate original ideas from their conception through to commercialization and provide IP owners with advice on strategy, branding building, content development and making cash.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
Noun
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In the four decades since James introduced the notion, John Henryism has found much broader cultural traction.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Just as Wall Street was warming up to the hope that the U.S. economy was bulletproof amid President Donald Trump’s trade war, the recent batch of indicators has punctured that notion.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 Aug. 2025
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And maybe, this line of thought continued, the Islamic Republic of Iran—its main clients hobbled, its economy failing, and its theocratic leadership losing support—would finally cut a nuclear deal with the United States, or implode altogether.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Unfortunately, most hiring managers take a backward-thinking approach and charge ahead with little thought.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Twenty-seven years ago, Armageddon benefited from a marketing campaign that left a lasting impression.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Older people often bring up how the U.S. helped Kosovo, and that left a strong impression.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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“Abstraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstraction. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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