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
This is because logic thinks in equations, which is another way of saying identities; and also because logic thinks in abstractions, which is another way of saying commonalities.
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Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
The clouds, which will hang past the security gates, are by Tomás Saraceno, an Argentine who builds abstractions of clouds and spiderwebs.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2025
Generations of creatives have been inspired by African tribal art, from Pablo Picasso’s stylized abstractions to Amedeo Modigliani’s masklike portraits.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
But an explicit multistep road map moves the debate from abstractions to timelines.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Anderson, who both wrote and directed the film, suppresses psychological complexity, creating characters who are little more than abstractions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
My first true attempts at poetry were self-guided, painfully rhymed, drenched in abstractions and exhausted platitudes.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Geometers moved beyond concrete problems about counting, and focused instead on more general abstractions and deeper truths.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
Messaging must make distinctions, but also avoid getting lost in parenthetic abstractions or potentially easier-to-discredit targets.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
The clouds, which will hang past the security gates, are by Tomás Saraceno, an Argentine who builds abstractions of clouds and spiderwebs.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2025
Generations of creatives have been inspired by African tribal art, from Pablo Picasso’s stylized abstractions to Amedeo Modigliani’s masklike portraits.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
But an explicit multistep road map moves the debate from abstractions to timelines.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Anderson, who both wrote and directed the film, suppresses psychological complexity, creating characters who are little more than abstractions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
My first true attempts at poetry were self-guided, painfully rhymed, drenched in abstractions and exhausted platitudes.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Geometers moved beyond concrete problems about counting, and focused instead on more general abstractions and deeper truths.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
Messaging must make distinctions, but also avoid getting lost in parenthetic abstractions or potentially easier-to-discredit targets.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstractions
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In these ways, Puerto Rican Muslims remind me that notions of community, identity or justice do not stand on their own.—
Ken Chitwood,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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Established in 2023, the biennial prize is given in recognition of next-gen multidisciplinary artists working at the intersection of art, media, and technology to explore notions of futurity and transformation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 Nov. 2025
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But this search for ideas and solutions will only work if it can be simply communicated to the players.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Stick with who, whom, and whose for people (and animals who have names) and that and which for things and ideas.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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InnoCube itself is a cooperative satellite with TU Berlin that provides an orbital testbed for emerging concepts.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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For example, this Melissa & Doug Vet Play Set is great for introducing kids to science concepts in a fun way.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Take this survey and share your thoughts with us.—
USA TODAY Network,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Kiffin was recently asked for his thoughts on the first set of College Football Playoff rankings.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Farrell and Kidman are outstanding, even as Lanthimos' ritualistic plotting and direction keep them hemmed into their characters' rigid conceptions.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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So this was quite a departure from traditional conceptions of the subject.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the rest of her images, Kardashian modeled the see-through lace dress in various parts of the island paradise, also including some pictures that were just part of the scenery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like William Klein’s pictures, Roversi’s incorporate accidents, light flares, blur, even damage.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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Driving impressions Fuel economy for the most efficient front-drive models is 33 mpg in the city, 35 on the highway and 34 in combined driving.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Hulu’s own All’s Fair social assets have generated over 7 billion impressions on social media with 190M video views, per internal data.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Abstractions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstractions. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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