as in novelties
small useful items
the fabric store had a wide variety of thread, pins, buttons, and other notions
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Recent Examples of notions
Additionally, curiosity prompts individuals to question assumptions and challenge preconceived notions, thereby reducing the influence of bias in decision-making processes.
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Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
As the Paramount upfront meetings commence, the company appears poised to keep them and is not at present entertaining any notions of returning to the days when CBS held court in front of advertisers at Carnegie Hall.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Music, dance, art, politics, sports, social injustices, and nature itself all offer new perspectives and challenge our preconceived notions.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
To compose a linguistically hybrid text is natural and necessary for some writers, but then, when time comes to publish the work, again, fixed notions of language and the boundaries between them force us to make a choice.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Their preflight notions were replaced by the reality of their experience.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
The idea was to lure visitors in with notions of decadence and frills, and then force them to confront the harsh realities of imperialism, colonialism, and the relentlessness of the fashion cycle.
—Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Breakaway notions, such as ‘Calexit,’ are fanciful, but the discontent driving them is real.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Advice or even just notions—only check email after noon; never do 10 reps of crunches—solidify into absolutism or vanish.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
As the Paramount upfront meetings commence, the company appears poised to keep them and is not at present entertaining any notions of returning to the days when CBS held court in front of advertisers at Carnegie Hall.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Music, dance, art, politics, sports, social injustices, and nature itself all offer new perspectives and challenge our preconceived notions.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
To compose a linguistically hybrid text is natural and necessary for some writers, but then, when time comes to publish the work, again, fixed notions of language and the boundaries between them force us to make a choice.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Their preflight notions were replaced by the reality of their experience.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
The idea was to lure visitors in with notions of decadence and frills, and then force them to confront the harsh realities of imperialism, colonialism, and the relentlessness of the fashion cycle.
—Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Breakaway notions, such as ‘Calexit,’ are fanciful, but the discontent driving them is real.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Advice or even just notions—only check email after noon; never do 10 reps of crunches—solidify into absolutism or vanish.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notions
novelties
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Other novelties include indigo, gray and beige coatings and a gray coating on a black base, and a new construction with dark and light indigo rope dye.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2026
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With 66 brands exhibiting at the world’s annual horological tradeshow in Geneva last week, there were a lot of novelties to sift through—and perhaps more covetable new references to try on, think about, and pick apart than ever before.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Notions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notions. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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