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
Yet what was positioned as a secondary issue—a mere abstraction, warranting just a brief mention—led to catastrophic consequences for millions of children, and their families.
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David Zweig, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Economic impacts These moves are not just an abstraction of financial markets but can have real economic impact.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
Get clear on what behaviors will move that wisdom out of abstraction and into action.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
Daube’s abstract art highlights the power of abstraction in large format utilizing powdered pigments, gold leaf foil and numerous paint mediums.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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David Zweig, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Economic impacts These moves are not just an abstraction of financial markets but can have real economic impact.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
Get clear on what behaviors will move that wisdom out of abstraction and into action.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
Daube’s abstract art highlights the power of abstraction in large format utilizing powdered pigments, gold leaf foil and numerous paint mediums.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstraction
Noun
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Lightning struck when this idea converged with advancements in the potential for LLMs to automate customer service.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Ontario’s Conservative Premier, Doug Ford, has some ideas about that.—
Stephen Maher,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Distrust of Alliances The concept of all under heaven (tianxia) in Chinese imperial thought often prioritized unilateral power.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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These innovations allow the service to segment customers based on needs before expanding successful concepts to other markets.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 May 2025
Noun
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However, both adoption and conception turned out to be challenging journeys.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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What is the big challenge about a world with little patience, and leaning into films that can take years between conception and release?—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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The notion of an international order based on rules, norms, and broadly shared values has deep roots.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Black women, who have always been the blueprint for Western style and culture, continue to resist this notion by proving that exclusion is not a prerequisite for being iconic.—
Ava Pauline Emilione,
Them.,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Craig writes the thoughts of the characters in the script.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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Fried, everything the Yankees could have hoped for and more so far with Gerrit Cole sidelined, wasn’t the only newbie who continued to make a strong first impression on Friday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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Based on early impressions from Marathon’s closed alpha test (running April 23 to May 2), the answer’s unclear — but potentially dire.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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“Abstraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstraction. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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