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as in theoretical
dealing with or expressing a quality or idea
she has a notional understanding of romantic love but no actual experience of being in love
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as in imaginary
not real and existing only in the imagination
your computer's "visits" to various parts of cyberspace are entirely notional—you stay put and the Web pages come to you
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Recent Examples of notional
Investor sentiment surrounding bitcoin has spiked recently as the total notional interest in futures tied to this digital currency has climbed, reaching an all-time high over the last several days, according to market analyst Greg Magadini.
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Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Also at the end of the first quarter, Tepper owned put options with a notional value of $2.5 billion against the SPDR S & P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF (SPYX), the filing revealed.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Furthermore, these cosmic close calls might be best understood using concepts derived from string theory—a notional theory of everything that posits that all of nature is fundamentally composed of countless, wriggling subatomic strings.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
Those plans remain notional, but France and Britain want to have detailed options for European participation, while also insisting that the United States provide key elements like air cover, without troops on the ground.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Also at the end of the first quarter, Tepper owned put options with a notional value of $2.5 billion against the SPDR S & P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF (SPYX), the filing revealed.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Furthermore, these cosmic close calls might be best understood using concepts derived from string theory—a notional theory of everything that posits that all of nature is fundamentally composed of countless, wriggling subatomic strings.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
Those plans remain notional, but France and Britain want to have detailed options for European participation, while also insisting that the United States provide key elements like air cover, without troops on the ground.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notional
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Leadership and investors alike are demanding more than just a theoretical promise.—
Fran Rosch,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Or the theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
20 Aug. 2025
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Now it's woke again for trying to wipe an imaginary farmer from its logo.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Americans love to keep an imaginary list of life milestones–buy a home, start a family, hit six figures, all complete with age expiration dates.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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The surrounding wave paintings add emotional turbulence, invoking both the physical might and metaphysical vastness of the sea.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Rather than young school children, our heroes are octogenarians living in a rather upmarket retirement home (the fictitious Coopers Chase).—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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The association that Fuller makes with an entirely fictitious racial group—Indo-European for many racists both inside and outside the fascist movement, and more specifically Indo-German for some Nazis—only occurred later.—
Stewart Home
August 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Aug. 2025
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Reduction In Security-Related Deal Losses: Fewer instances where security gaps are cited as the reason for losing an opportunity These metrics translate security from an abstract risk management function into tangible business results that the board can appreciate.—
Nick Ryan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The illustrious handbag designer and her husband, an accomplished abstract painter, acquired a total of six acres in the Springs hamlet of East Hampton in 1956 for a mere $10,000.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
20 Aug. 2025
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Finding leaders who operate successfully across these tensions seems theoretical, borderline mythical at best.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The redistricting was then lampooned in a political cartoon, showing the districts in the shape of a winged mythical beast.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Like many immigrants, Kuang had maintained a largely conceptual relationship to her native country as a child, slowly losing her grasp of Mandarin.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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On the other hand, the Republic of Korea said that more conceptual clarity is needed for the concept of value creation.—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The lobby and office also contain nods to Kingdom, the fictional company featured in VALORANT.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The fictional season of Formula 1, heavily featuring Brad Pitt, is on course to break $600 million in ticket sales before the end of the week.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Notional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notional. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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