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
Nearly 100 years later, her predecessor, present-day Schiaparelli creative director Daniel Roseberry, has picked up her mantle, combining thrilling design with the machinery of celebrity to change our notions of female beauty and power.
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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Calculus relies on the notions of infinity and infinitely small quantities (called infinitesimals), but Newton and Leibniz defined these concepts in vague geometric terms; used incorrectly, their formulas could lead to nonsensical calculations, like division by zero.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
But Arirang can be frustrating as a collection of sometimes aspirationally simplistic literary concepts from a group with a catalogue of songs brandishing mythic notions and philosophical concepts (sometimes hilariously).
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
They aren’t held back by preconceived notions of work or a professional mindset shaped by decades of career experience.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Beef does something similar, translating immigrant frustration into the visual vocabulary of an American thriller, animated by distinctly Korean notions of family honor, shame, resentment and parental pressure.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Our ability to ignore, repress, and deny is matched only by our ability to believe the unbelievable and to give chimeric notions the power to found religions, nations, and institutions.
—Robert Pogue Harrison, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
There are always notions of how Viltrumite life worked and various different things.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
But, again, part of his brilliance is consistently proving our preconceived notions about these things wrong.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Calculus relies on the notions of infinity and infinitely small quantities (called infinitesimals), but Newton and Leibniz defined these concepts in vague geometric terms; used incorrectly, their formulas could lead to nonsensical calculations, like division by zero.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
But Arirang can be frustrating as a collection of sometimes aspirationally simplistic literary concepts from a group with a catalogue of songs brandishing mythic notions and philosophical concepts (sometimes hilariously).
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
They aren’t held back by preconceived notions of work or a professional mindset shaped by decades of career experience.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Beef does something similar, translating immigrant frustration into the visual vocabulary of an American thriller, animated by distinctly Korean notions of family honor, shame, resentment and parental pressure.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Our ability to ignore, repress, and deny is matched only by our ability to believe the unbelievable and to give chimeric notions the power to found religions, nations, and institutions.
—Robert Pogue Harrison, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
There are always notions of how Viltrumite life worked and various different things.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
But, again, part of his brilliance is consistently proving our preconceived notions about these things wrong.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notions
novelties
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Folks from around here are known to put almost anything on a barbecue pit, and Jack Stack has all the usual suspects—brisket, turkey, sausage, pork, and chicken—plus novelties like lamb ribs and their massive Crown Prime Beef Ribs.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Best Shopping Desert General Store Zuchowicki and his wife Françoise Lazard curate a selection of clothing, jewelry, souvenirs, novelties, and books at Desert General Store, importing items from around the world.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Notions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notions. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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