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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
trying to change the public's concept of a nightly newscast
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as in ideas
something imagined or pictured in the mind
a concept for a new kind of automobile that could revolutionize the industry
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Recent Examples of concepts
While seeking out texts that make the complex feel digestible, Johnson has simultaneously established himself as a purveyor of intricate concepts.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
The red planet is the apple of Elon Musk’s eye, with utopian concepts for a Mars settlement to go along with SpaceX’s more tangible work on a massive rocket to actually fly there.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
In Italian, these are different concepts.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
In a new collaboration between Prada Home and a quartet of Japanese ceramic artists, developed and curated by American multidisciplinary artist Theaster Gates, these concepts are at the center of the conversation.
—Asad Syrkett, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The accusations bubbled up following Barnum-Dann’s announcement of plans to open four new concepts within the year, including three at the new Tower Broadway building.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
There are also three other dining concepts—The Palomar with a menu shaped by Mediterranean influences, The Mulwray cocktail bar, and Jacob the Angel for excellent coffee and pastries.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
New halal restaurant concepts are constantly popping up, Ali said.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The series also teaches children scientific and mechanical concepts in a whimsical, charming way.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Apr. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
The red planet is the apple of Elon Musk’s eye, with utopian concepts for a Mars settlement to go along with SpaceX’s more tangible work on a massive rocket to actually fly there.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
In Italian, these are different concepts.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
In a new collaboration between Prada Home and a quartet of Japanese ceramic artists, developed and curated by American multidisciplinary artist Theaster Gates, these concepts are at the center of the conversation.
—Asad Syrkett, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The accusations bubbled up following Barnum-Dann’s announcement of plans to open four new concepts within the year, including three at the new Tower Broadway building.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
There are also three other dining concepts—The Palomar with a menu shaped by Mediterranean influences, The Mulwray cocktail bar, and Jacob the Angel for excellent coffee and pastries.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
New halal restaurant concepts are constantly popping up, Ali said.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The series also teaches children scientific and mechanical concepts in a whimsical, charming way.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concepts
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Breakaway notions, such as ‘Calexit,’ are fanciful, but the discontent driving them is real.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Advice or even just notions—only check email after noon; never do 10 reps of crunches—solidify into absolutism or vanish.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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The work demonstrates that mathematical ideas from classical physics can be used to describe weird and ‘spooky’ behavior that is often attributed to quantum particles.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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American history either ignores or stereotypes Indigenous peoples for the purpose of legitimating the US.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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Another aspect of Farmer Wants a Wife that the trio is looking forward to showing viewers is how different farm life is from the stereotypes.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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In a remote conversation from his new home in Laurel Canyon, Subtronics talks about his milestone Coachella run and shares thoughts on everything from what to expect from his set to his legacy in dubstep and beyond.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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For example, suicidal thoughts may be something a patient is reluctant to share with their therapist, but that is critical for the therapist to know to keep the patient safe.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
Noun
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The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Vakoch said that among the early proponents of displaying pictures to communicate with extraterrestrials was the illustrious mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Concepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concepts. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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