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dealing with or expressing a quality or idea
conceptual thinking is often the most demanding kind of mental activity
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Recent Examples of conceptual
However, their approach introduced a conceptual, contemporary perspective.
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Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
His stark and stunning work for Playboy, The New York Times and Manhattan’s underground papers heralded a new era of conceptual illustration.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
After this period, Lennon and Ono would never again court the world’s attention with ambitious conceptual stunts or overt political protests.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The event’s lead designer, the late avant-garde architect Kenzo Tange, was known for conceptual floating cities and grand, outlandish megastructures.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
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Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
His stark and stunning work for Playboy, The New York Times and Manhattan’s underground papers heralded a new era of conceptual illustration.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
After this period, Lennon and Ono would never again court the world’s attention with ambitious conceptual stunts or overt political protests.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The event’s lead designer, the late avant-garde architect Kenzo Tange, was known for conceptual floating cities and grand, outlandish megastructures.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceptual
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Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, for example, can yet orchestrate a theoretical swing of close to £12million ($16m), a significant sum for those requiring summer rebuilds on finite resources.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, the risk of diversion from Plaintiff's sales is more than theoretical—the government can prove that Plaintiff actually sold LSD to a minor as well as an undercover officer.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The song borders on the absurd, but its faith in the metaphysical properties of a melody is infectious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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But now, almost five years after the pandemic, what exactly is driving this metaphysical renaissance?—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Go behind the scenes of our most abstract assignment of the year.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Gomes’s sculptures have a biomorphic feel to them, even while being fully abstract.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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