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
Noun
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The very hypothetical concept recently won the Project Hyperion design contest.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The concept still works: Body-swap stories have been told for generations, and for good reason.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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How little there is in us of justice and humility, how poor is our conception of patriotism….—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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This conception of the sea as sterile is, of course, paradoxical, since the oceans supply about 2% of overall human calorie intake and 15% of protein intake – and could likely supply much more.—
Marie-Claire Beaulieu,
The Conversation,
28 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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Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the victims’ families and colleagues.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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As summer winds down and whispers of fall and the coming year begin to swirl, our thoughts naturally turn to what 2026 might bring.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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Those early weeks create lasting impressions that professors and classmates will carry throughout your time on campus.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Timmer, who has become a vocal critic of the Republican Party under Trump, said the episode left a lasting negative impression of Hall on him.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Abstraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstraction. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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