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as in notions
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation
the false conception that wheelchair users are homebound and helpless
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as in ideas
something imagined or pictured in the mind
our changing conceptions of what constitutes art
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Recent Examples of conceptions
Thus, the cisgendered body and heterosexuality are a dynamic instead of a foundation to our conceptions of Black motherhood.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Users could compare the two and get a window into their own conceptions of the game.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Some say the country is a secular republic founded on 18th-century conceptions of human reason and natural law.
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Thomas Tweed,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
In reaction against the waste of life and ill-success of Mazzini’s program, moderate opinion tended to crystallize around federal conceptions of the solution of the Italian problem.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
Second, however, at the chasm between the Framers’ conceptions of Presidential war power and the unbounded nature of that authority today.
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Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
Rising above material needs, our current conceptions of class, identity, and climate will shift radically.
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Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Farrell and Kidman are outstanding, even as Lanthimos' ritualistic plotting and direction keep them hemmed into their characters' rigid conceptions.
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Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
The hierarchy of money is present in both conceptions, it is not spelled out explicitly in either conception.
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Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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
Some say the country is a secular republic founded on 18th-century conceptions of human reason and natural law.
—
Thomas Tweed,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
In reaction against the waste of life and ill-success of Mazzini’s program, moderate opinion tended to crystallize around federal conceptions of the solution of the Italian problem.
—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
Second, however, at the chasm between the Framers’ conceptions of Presidential war power and the unbounded nature of that authority today.
—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
Rising above material needs, our current conceptions of class, identity, and climate will shift radically.
—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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
The hierarchy of money is present in both conceptions, it is not spelled out explicitly in either conception.
—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceptions
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Blind tasting removes preconceived notions about the brand, winemaker, or even label design, narrowing the focus to wine quality and nothing else.
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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.
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Virgo August 23 – September 22 Friends bring ideas that test your routines.
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August 23 – September 22 Friends bring ideas that test your routines.
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Their patterns encode thoughts, words, concepts.
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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.
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Whiteson, particle physicist at CERN's Large Hadron Collider and professor at UC Irvine, joins us to explore less conventional thoughts on first contact.
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One graduate’s thoughts When Christopher Yee arrived at ELAC in 2010, journalism wasn’t on his mind.
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These three practices should not only help organizations reduce the competence penalty against women who use AI but also promote fairness in all contexts where stereotypes may bias workplace evaluations.
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Health care decisions are still too often influenced by stereotypes rather than evidence.
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Later pictures showed the structure being towed within the lagoon.
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Space-age music blared night-club-loud as pictures of birds, plants, and flowers cascaded down the walls.
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“Conceptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptions. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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