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
By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Pritam’s Partition writings offer incisive critiques of the barbarity that became life with borders but also contest notions of belonging from a feminist perspective.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Fascinatingly, the new findings lend weight to popular notions regarding UFOs.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
But Interview With the Vampire set a precedent for transformative TV from the Immortal Universe, its narrative and visual audacity subverting adaptation tropes and genre storytelling by challenging viewers’ notions of immortality, sexuality, and destiny.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Contrary to the previous notions about our youth, their inherent power and unidentified skillsets could put them in a position to change their own lives, with the proper guidance.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
So many people have preconceived notions about a music film about Bruce Springsteen.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Those plans proved to be notions and not blueprints.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Here, nasty notions play no part.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Pritam’s Partition writings offer incisive critiques of the barbarity that became life with borders but also contest notions of belonging from a feminist perspective.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Fascinatingly, the new findings lend weight to popular notions regarding UFOs.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
But Interview With the Vampire set a precedent for transformative TV from the Immortal Universe, its narrative and visual audacity subverting adaptation tropes and genre storytelling by challenging viewers’ notions of immortality, sexuality, and destiny.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Contrary to the previous notions about our youth, their inherent power and unidentified skillsets could put them in a position to change their own lives, with the proper guidance.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
So many people have preconceived notions about a music film about Bruce Springsteen.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Those plans proved to be notions and not blueprints.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Here, nasty notions play no part.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notions
novelties
Noun
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Admittedly, this may delight a curious gardener who enjoys seeing what novelties a volunteer plant can produce.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Although both could be compelling novelties, neither improves the game.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Notions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notions. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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