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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
But this move comes at a conceptual cost.
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Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
For the big brains at Pixar, always up for a conceptual challenge, interspecies communication is not a given to be embraced but a problem to be solved.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
This does not mean giving up on health interventions some people may find objectionable but better understanding the conceptual origins of resistance and working with people from there.
—Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
The dishes coming out of the kitchen (created by Castell, approved by Alléno) are mostly fine-dining classics, but what's lacking in conceptual creativity is more than made up for in execution.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
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Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
For the big brains at Pixar, always up for a conceptual challenge, interspecies communication is not a given to be embraced but a problem to be solved.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
This does not mean giving up on health interventions some people may find objectionable but better understanding the conceptual origins of resistance and working with people from there.
—Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
The dishes coming out of the kitchen (created by Castell, approved by Alléno) are mostly fine-dining classics, but what's lacking in conceptual creativity is more than made up for in execution.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceptual
Adjective
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Perhaps, now that my theoretical love life was upon all of us, my mother was having second thoughts about the value of my happiness.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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However, a new theoretical study suggests that the road to this promise is much longer than many researchers had hoped.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The movie addresses metaphysical questions such as the egregore of a generation, the nature of evil, and the search for God in times of His absence.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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The most fundamental consequences of being struck by lightning are often metaphysical, and not easily communicable.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Flowers, too, are reemerging once again (yes, florals for spring), but with a few modern touches like abstract petals, dreamy watercolor washes, and multidimensional accents.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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In a series called ‘Self Portraiture Through Abstraction,’ Juha carefully created a series of three self portraits that went from realistic to more and more abstract.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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