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Recent Examples of conceptual But if Indian policymakers do not break the conceptual barrier between economics and security, India will remain vulnerable to China and its ambitions for hegemony in Asia. Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024 Just as calculators taught us to prioritize conceptual understanding over rote calculation, AI can encourage us to prioritize creativity, critical analysis and problem-solving over the mechanical aspects of knowledge. Harsh Singh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 At the heart of the collection is a conceptual debate, as Alhoraish explained. Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024 The Shakespearean conceptual artist who turned Romeo and Juliet into Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conceptual 
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Adjective
  • Various theoretical, even divergent, details have been posited regarding the project — a period vampire thriller, a helicopter action thriller — but insiders maintain that nothing has come close to nailing Nolan’s real idea.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Despite the theoretical complexity of inventory forecasting, practical solutions are achievable.
    Suvarna Krishnan, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • His fascination was with light, optics and the metaphysical, his layered geometric forms made with almost scientific precision.
    Nargess Banks, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • No abstract theory regardless of how sincerely held should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Their work encompasses a diverse range of artistic media, including paintings inspired by photographs and ghost houses, mobile sculptures, and abstract images that represent soundscapes.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2024

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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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