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
But as the healer grows graver, invoking notions of lust, desire, and indecency, the boys undergo a kind of exorcism.
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Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Opponents invoke abstract notions of sovereignty while ignoring practical realities.
—Paul McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Action planet Mars is entering the sign of Aquarius, encouraging us to push back popular notions and lean into our one-of-a-kind perspectives.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Jan. 2026
As ever in Depardon’s oeuvre, what emerges is an astonishing group portrait of men and women on both sides of the law, and an elegant meditation on the very notions of guilt and innocence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Today, Yemen’s coffee tradition is still closely tied to notions of hospitality, social connection, and ceremony, with beverages often prepared with spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, or ginger.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Behind China’s competitive threat to Western economies is a centralized industrial policy, coordinated by an authoritarian government, that has upended traditional notions about how innovation works.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
All of this challenges traditional notions of productivity and human contribution.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Our legal and historical notions of agency have long depended on physical embodiment—the sanctity of a single, identifiable body.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Opponents invoke abstract notions of sovereignty while ignoring practical realities.
—Paul McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Action planet Mars is entering the sign of Aquarius, encouraging us to push back popular notions and lean into our one-of-a-kind perspectives.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Jan. 2026
As ever in Depardon’s oeuvre, what emerges is an astonishing group portrait of men and women on both sides of the law, and an elegant meditation on the very notions of guilt and innocence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Today, Yemen’s coffee tradition is still closely tied to notions of hospitality, social connection, and ceremony, with beverages often prepared with spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, or ginger.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Behind China’s competitive threat to Western economies is a centralized industrial policy, coordinated by an authoritarian government, that has upended traditional notions about how innovation works.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
All of this challenges traditional notions of productivity and human contribution.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Our legal and historical notions of agency have long depended on physical embodiment—the sanctity of a single, identifiable body.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notions
novelties
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There’s much to look forward to—the novelties due to come out at LVMH’s 2026 Watch Week in Milan later this month, for starters—but also much to fret over.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
7 Jan. 2026
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The hero of the book’s first section is the sixteenth-century Spanish priest and writer Bartolomé de las Casas, who straddled the Old World and the New, issuing startling moral novelties to both.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Notions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notions. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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