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
The club has reached conceptual agreements to purchase the 58-acre railyard from the state, along with 25 acres on the south end of Denver Water’s campus to the west of the yard.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Even within the central nervous system, there was a conceptual hierarchy with the brain controlling the spinal cord.
—Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Pettman’s book might best be read as comfort for the ghosted, providing a conceptual framework and a history of the idea.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Project to project, the two endeavor to build conceptual through lines, referencing past successes without resting on repeats.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Even within the central nervous system, there was a conceptual hierarchy with the brain controlling the spinal cord.
—Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Pettman’s book might best be read as comfort for the ghosted, providing a conceptual framework and a history of the idea.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Project to project, the two endeavor to build conceptual through lines, referencing past successes without resting on repeats.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceptual
Adjective
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That volume of data is impractical to fit theoretical models to deliver large-scale, accurate predictions.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The material enhances performance The team elucidated the material’s mechanism through a series of experimental analyses, including solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This time, Scott had a less metaphysical explanation for his torment.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The materialist, physiological explanation for the phenomenon of panic generates a bright contrast with the philosophical and metaphysical inquiries that have Nicholas, and Clune, in their grip.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of white geese, their individual bodies barely visible, fill the frame as their blurred yellow-and white wings create an abstract pattern.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Fforme’s liquid silk dresses shimmered with ease, and Ulla Johnson’s abstract painterly prints struck a vibrant chord.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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