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
In addition, data showed those who switched to self-employment had previously earned more than peers who were paid employees, contrasting with notions that they were pushed into starting their own business.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Where other projects have found success discussing the same notions bleakly, Etzler trusts his sardonic approach will tempt audiences to let their guards down and allow the subject matter to resonate, perhaps looking inward at their own complicity in the process.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
In almost every instance of these notions of generosity, thanks were offered in return.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Over on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show, the talk was all about rebuffing notions that Comey’s yet unseen indictment is all about Trump punishing his critics.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
But beginning in the 1970s, scientists started identifying some puzzles surrounding the Big Bang, noting several properties of the Universe that weren’t explainable within the context of these two notions simultaneously.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 24 Sep. 2025
Following the reissue of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks‘ 1973 album, Buckingham Nicks, last week, Nicks shared some insight into her delightful notions while recording the LP more than five decades ago.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
What were once civic duties, such as collecting taxes and maintaining order, became investment opportunities, and the commodification of public service weakened once-strong notions of citizenship and civic duty.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Written in an historical moment when British society’s notions of class were changing, Austen depicts a world where rich bachelors are rare, and single women who are genteel but not wealthy are seeking their fortunes by finding and marrying one.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Where other projects have found success discussing the same notions bleakly, Etzler trusts his sardonic approach will tempt audiences to let their guards down and allow the subject matter to resonate, perhaps looking inward at their own complicity in the process.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
In almost every instance of these notions of generosity, thanks were offered in return.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Over on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show, the talk was all about rebuffing notions that Comey’s yet unseen indictment is all about Trump punishing his critics.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
But beginning in the 1970s, scientists started identifying some puzzles surrounding the Big Bang, noting several properties of the Universe that weren’t explainable within the context of these two notions simultaneously.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 24 Sep. 2025
Following the reissue of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks‘ 1973 album, Buckingham Nicks, last week, Nicks shared some insight into her delightful notions while recording the LP more than five decades ago.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
What were once civic duties, such as collecting taxes and maintaining order, became investment opportunities, and the commodification of public service weakened once-strong notions of citizenship and civic duty.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Written in an historical moment when British society’s notions of class were changing, Austen depicts a world where rich bachelors are rare, and single women who are genteel but not wealthy are seeking their fortunes by finding and marrying one.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notions
novelties
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Seeking out the world’s rarest novelties is one of Prosper Assouline‘s greatest passions.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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One of this year’s novelties is the Book Adaptation Forum.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Notions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notions. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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