notions

plural of notion
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 addressing notions of dispossession and racialization, Nolan aims at looking for ways to repair the world. Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025 Diné scholar Melanie Yazzie challenges notions about the relationship between decolonization and development. JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025 Each of these roles — and several others — catered to the warmth and wit of an actress who helped eradicate regressive notions of what a Hollywood funnywoman could do. Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025 The damage is less to the defendant than to old-fashioned notions about the presumption of innocence and the imperative of preserving an impartial and independent Department of Justice. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025 Michaels has also welcomed Gütermann threads as well as new sewing machines from Singer and Brother, sewing notions, beginner needle-crafting kits and more. Chad Murphy, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025 Despite some promising high-concept notions such as an intergalactic federation, mystic beings, parasitic species, a sentient interstellar craft, and Slipstream FTL quantum mechanics, seemingly inevitable creative differences arose as the show progressed. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025 The department’s content warnings include mild romantic situations and notions of matchmaking, gentle social satire, occasional passive-aggressive dialogue and very mild suggestive themes (but nothing explicit). Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025 But Season 5’s focus on the meaning of home made this the perfect time to deliver that reveal — and to challenge preconceived notions about Oliver’s larger-than-life persona. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notions
novelties
Noun
  • Although both could be compelling novelties, neither improves the game.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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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“Notions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notions. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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