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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
Each story—of grocery shopping, going to the airport or going to a restaurant with a friend—had two different versions, with either conceptual or perceptual details swapped into the same overall narrative.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
Huang Yong Ping, the founder of the movement, along with major conceptual artists such as Geng Jianyi, Yin Xiuzhen and Shi Yong, all fell under the spell of Fluxus and carved out a unique position for the cohort within the international avant-garde.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Mothersbaugh, a conceptual artist and composer, co-founded the rock group DEVO and has scored 150 films, television shows, video games and hundreds of commercials through his multimedia company, Mutato Muzika.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Gauss Fusion introduced its Conceptual Design Report (CDR) – a comprehensive conceptual blueprint for its commercial fusion power plant, GIGA.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
Huang Yong Ping, the founder of the movement, along with major conceptual artists such as Geng Jianyi, Yin Xiuzhen and Shi Yong, all fell under the spell of Fluxus and carved out a unique position for the cohort within the international avant-garde.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Mothersbaugh, a conceptual artist and composer, co-founded the rock group DEVO and has scored 150 films, television shows, video games and hundreds of commercials through his multimedia company, Mutato Muzika.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Gauss Fusion introduced its Conceptual Design Report (CDR) – a comprehensive conceptual blueprint for its commercial fusion power plant, GIGA.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceptual
Adjective
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But You fans invested in a theoretical off-screen romance.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The risk for both Milei and Washington is not theoretical.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her poetry carries it all—the metaphysical, the flirtatious, the unsettling, the provocative— all in such miniscule space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Yoga and sound baths set the tone, but the property also offers a roster of metaphysical experiences for those curious for something more.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Point out trails, prevailing winds, terrain funnels, food sources, buck sign — things that might seem obvious to you but might be abstract to them.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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It can be learned formally or informally, and often includes bright colors and abstract, whimsical designs.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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