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
There, in 1980, Simpson met the conceptual artist David Hammons, whose ephemeral approach to art-making expanded her horizons.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Pan-Africanism was built in relation to a broader sensorium than the visual, and cannot be grasped along the visual/conceptual axis alone.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Having crawled so much human data, chatbots encode sophisticated conceptual maps that mirror our own.
—Susan Schneider, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
Both material and imagined, the transatlantic as a concept is inherently interdisciplinary; its conceptual flexibility has affected the past several decades of literary, historical, environmental, and diasporic studies—and beyond.
—Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Pan-Africanism was built in relation to a broader sensorium than the visual, and cannot be grasped along the visual/conceptual axis alone.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Having crawled so much human data, chatbots encode sophisticated conceptual maps that mirror our own.
—Susan Schneider, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
Both material and imagined, the transatlantic as a concept is inherently interdisciplinary; its conceptual flexibility has affected the past several decades of literary, historical, environmental, and diasporic studies—and beyond.
—Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceptual
Adjective
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But to sacrifice Negan to The Dama in theoretical perpetuity?—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
5 May 2025
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And none of us could have imagined that our theoretical models would fit the data so well.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Photo: Alfama Films No one writes dialogue like Cronenberg — perplexing alien dialogue, a sci-fi tongue of oddball terminology and metaphysical shop talk.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Owning pets is also a metaphysical threat to the fabric of reality, even for straights.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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Wingard’s sequel is a bit more abstract than its predecessor, focusing too much on strange world-building and too little on the battle between our two beloved heavies.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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The channel features an abstract logo with Letterman’s signature beard and glasses.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 May 2025
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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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