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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
Gone were the days of elaborate concepts, old-timey characters, and aspirations toward modern classical composition.
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Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 11 Jan. 2026
The concepts making their debut range from Kwame Onwuachi’s take on Caribbean cuisine in Las Vegas to Francesco Martucci bringing his pizza prowess to fine dining in Miami—and everything in between, encompassing a wide variety of flavors, heritages, and more.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2026
Northrop Grumman imagery already shows the gun mounted on GDLS’s Griffin III and Rheinmetall’s Lynx concepts as representative XM30 candidates.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Back then, their identity wasn’t bound up in concepts like 4-4-2, wingers and attack, attack, attack.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
But the image on the right is not a product of concepts alone.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
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
The problem with that is sometimes schemes, concepts, playcalls are too much for players to master within a season, much less a week.
—Omar Kelly
november 7, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Still, those products and concepts are still under development and haven’t gone on sale.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 11 Jan. 2026
The concepts making their debut range from Kwame Onwuachi’s take on Caribbean cuisine in Las Vegas to Francesco Martucci bringing his pizza prowess to fine dining in Miami—and everything in between, encompassing a wide variety of flavors, heritages, and more.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2026
Northrop Grumman imagery already shows the gun mounted on GDLS’s Griffin III and Rheinmetall’s Lynx concepts as representative XM30 candidates.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Back then, their identity wasn’t bound up in concepts like 4-4-2, wingers and attack, attack, attack.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
But the image on the right is not a product of concepts alone.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
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
The problem with that is sometimes schemes, concepts, playcalls are too much for players to master within a season, much less a week.
—Omar Kelly
november 7, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Still, those products and concepts are still under development and haven’t gone on sale.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concepts
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But as the healer grows graver, invoking notions of lust, desire, and indecency, the boys undergo a kind of exorcism.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Opponents invoke abstract notions of sovereignty while ignoring practical realities.—
Paul McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Google says Nano Banana can help redesign a living room, turn charts into infographics, or generate visual ideas for creative projects.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Effective Surveying—knowing where to look for successful ideas—requires balancing convention with novelty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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This powerful ensemble portrays American stereotypes of the time — the yuppie, the drug dealer, the TV star — and deftly humanizes them.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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The former Orange County congresswoman had played to the worst stereotypes and that was that.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ending thoughts Despite macro uncertainty, these top analysts generated significant returns from their stock selections.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Regardless of your thoughts on the 2016 renaissance, piercing trends have continued to expand and evolve.—
Marianne Mychaskiw,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2026
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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
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There’s been a couple of fun AI pictures.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Posters of rock bands were replaced with pictures of Serbian saints and stately World War I generals.—
Aleksandar Hemon,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Concepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concepts. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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