as in theoretical
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
What other city can claim to be the incubator for a pope, a former U.S. president and a conceptual Sufjan Stevens album?
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Ashley Brown, NPR, 9 May 2025
Solomon bravely represented conceptual artists such as Paik and Gordon Matta-Clark, and artists from the Arte Povera, and the Pattern and Decoration movements.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Surreal, beautiful, and then truly shocking, this is a classic conceptual A24 horror, with all the hallucinatory imagery, and head-spinning, hairpin bends that entails.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 May 2025
The review analyzes the remaining portions of the building for structural deficiencies and makes conceptual recommendations for addressing these issues, according to a memo from City Manager Rickelle Williams to the commission sent on Monday.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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Ashley Brown, NPR, 9 May 2025
Solomon bravely represented conceptual artists such as Paik and Gordon Matta-Clark, and artists from the Arte Povera, and the Pattern and Decoration movements.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Surreal, beautiful, and then truly shocking, this is a classic conceptual A24 horror, with all the hallucinatory imagery, and head-spinning, hairpin bends that entails.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 May 2025
The review analyzes the remaining portions of the building for structural deficiencies and makes conceptual recommendations for addressing these issues, according to a memo from City Manager Rickelle Williams to the commission sent on Monday.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceptual
Adjective
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For stock market investors, the equity risk premium is the theoretical excess return of stocks over risk-free assets to account for market risk.—
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CNBC,
19 May 2025
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But this wasn’t a concept Kang pursued purely for its theoretical strength.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Her interest in mysteries and the occult began in the metaphysical section at her local Borders.—
Roya Backlund,
StyleCaster,
16 May 2025
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In my adolescence, the fight turned emotional and metaphysical, mirroring the peaks and valleys of hormonal mood shifts.—
Carla Sosenko,
Vogue,
8 May 2025
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Titled Three Coverings, Fleming’s larger-than-life, abstract sculptures occupy a garden evocative of the British countryside.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Pieces even feature abstract prints of Mickey and friends wandering through sci-fi scenery.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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