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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
This includes physical assets - like plants, equipment, and products - to concepts like customer orders or financial transactions.
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
In recent years, BMW has shown a willingness to put its Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este concepts, like the Skytop roadster and Speedtop shooting brake, into production, but there appear to be no plans to do the same with the Vision BMW Alpina as of now.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
London opening with its new push for a younger, self-expressive clientele can help inform the brand to roll out similar concepts in other key locations.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Diners can order from more than 10 restaurant concepts, each completely independent and operated by some of Sacramento’s best restaurateurs, all on the same tab.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Jo Malone is the master of creating timeless scents with simple concepts yet incredible complexity.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
And there are valid questions about what lasting impact there may be for the Kansas City area, particularly in terms of future regional transportation concepts that KC2026 hopes will take root.
—Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
The resort will debut several food and beverage concepts in stages.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
After these concepts launch on July 1, Tran and her team may look into opening up the store on Tuesday and Wednesdays as well as offering an Asian Sunday brunch.
—Ella Gonzales
may 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
In recent years, BMW has shown a willingness to put its Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este concepts, like the Skytop roadster and Speedtop shooting brake, into production, but there appear to be no plans to do the same with the Vision BMW Alpina as of now.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
London opening with its new push for a younger, self-expressive clientele can help inform the brand to roll out similar concepts in other key locations.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Diners can order from more than 10 restaurant concepts, each completely independent and operated by some of Sacramento’s best restaurateurs, all on the same tab.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Jo Malone is the master of creating timeless scents with simple concepts yet incredible complexity.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
And there are valid questions about what lasting impact there may be for the Kansas City area, particularly in terms of future regional transportation concepts that KC2026 hopes will take root.
—Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
The resort will debut several food and beverage concepts in stages.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
After these concepts launch on July 1, Tran and her team may look into opening up the store on Tuesday and Wednesdays as well as offering an Asian Sunday brunch.
—Ella Gonzales
may 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concepts
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Atlanta — Going into retirement, 58-year-old David White of Atlanta, Georgia, had some preconceived notions.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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With a cast drawn from comedy-scene friends such as Kate Berlant and Conner O’Malley all tuned into a very specific wavelength, the movie somehow surpasses conventional notions of camp and irony to exist in a genuinely unique space all its own.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Long before modern multiculturalism, the American founding itself drew heavily upon biblical ideas and categories rooted in the Torah.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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This brief genius window can make strategy clearer, reveal missing pieces, and turn vague ideas into usable next steps.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Not stereotypes, but tropes flipped on their head, and the sense of where positions and relationships lie, and then how characters just fall beautifully into that and adjust to that, especially Tucker, is gonna be fun to explore.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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The findings add to a growing body of evidence that Neanderthals — our closest extinct human relatives — were cognitively and psychologically more similar to modern humans than previously thought, rather than the simple-minded, brutish cavemen of earlier stereotypes.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Mercury enters your sign, helping your thoughts land faster, cleaner, and with more personality.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Din eventually finds former Jedi Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), who can read Grogu's thoughts.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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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
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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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On this night, as Rashad posed for pictures in Bushwick, SZA was a few miles away in Manhattan, walking the red carpet at the Met Gala.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Once in the asteroid's orbit, NASA's spacecraft is slated to take pictures of the asteroid's surface and shed light on its composition, over the course of about two years.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Concepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concepts. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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