as in notions
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 abstractions
These aren’t abstractions to you.
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Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
But given the dangers and the stakes, Black soldiers’ resolve also extended to greater abstractions.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Born in California and now based in New York, Hollowell creates large-scale geometric abstractions that are deeply compelling explorations of motherhood, sexuality, and spirituality.
—Air Mail, 13 June 2026
My career as a deputy public defender has also taught me that the people who appear in court are not abstractions.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 3 June 2026
The reader is meant to fill those abstractions—what injustice is?
—Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
The resulting abstractions speak quietly but powerfully about migration, legitimacy, and the systems that regulate belonging.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
My patients were not abstractions.
—Frances Mei Hardin, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Having failed to please Greene with her abstractions, Lovelace O’Neal applied the powder directly to her white canvases, covering it in black pigment that became a background to pastel squiggles.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
But given the dangers and the stakes, Black soldiers’ resolve also extended to greater abstractions.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Born in California and now based in New York, Hollowell creates large-scale geometric abstractions that are deeply compelling explorations of motherhood, sexuality, and spirituality.
—Air Mail, 13 June 2026
My career as a deputy public defender has also taught me that the people who appear in court are not abstractions.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 3 June 2026
The reader is meant to fill those abstractions—what injustice is?
—Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
The resulting abstractions speak quietly but powerfully about migration, legitimacy, and the systems that regulate belonging.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
My patients were not abstractions.
—Frances Mei Hardin, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Having failed to please Greene with her abstractions, Lovelace O’Neal applied the powder directly to her white canvases, covering it in black pigment that became a background to pastel squiggles.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstractions
Noun
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In the doing, her film expands to accommodate notions of class, solidarity and privilege – in what is now a timeless snapshot of a rapidly evolving society.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Popular notions of philanthropy as merely a game for the ultrawealthy to fund partisan projects and commit fraud have left the sector vulnerable to political attacks, as the Council on Foundations sees it, influencing policies that hamper essential community services.—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Noun
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And my ideas don’t fly all the time.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Members can explore new ideas from the neuroscientists, entrepreneurs, artists, philosophers, and other innovators shaping the future.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Their patterns encode thoughts, words, concepts.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Sunnei emerged on the international scene with unexpected and inventive show concepts, and the designers share with Franco Moschino a tongue-in-cheek attitude to fashion, peppering their collections with fashion commentary.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before shooting Thompson in the back outside a business event in New York City, where neither of them lived.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Thus, the cisgendered body and heterosexuality are a dynamic instead of a foundation to our conceptions of Black motherhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Users could compare the two and get a window into their own conceptions of the game.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Area law enforcement officials have previously released pictures of him.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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But some users find clever ways to sidestep those controls, by disguising sensitive requests as role-playing games, poems or pictures, with many swapping tips and ideas online.—
Kevin Schaul,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The Sun, planet of self-expression, enters your sign, energizing your 1st House of Identity with vitality that boosts your confidence and creates a glow in first impressions.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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This is where customers formed their impressions.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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