as in understandings
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
a growing perception of the enormity of the problem
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Recent Examples of perceptions
The activist Aralikar believes that creating opportunities for female success is the key to shifting perceptions.
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Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
For executives rallying employees around strategy or transformation, understanding these perceptions is critical.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Others invite audiences into embodied experiences without headsets, creating physical environments that challenge perceptions of reality, and confront the impact of technology on society and the human condition.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Machado cited this turnaround in regional perceptions as a further example of the Maduro government’s isolation from the people’s will.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
As the videos race across millions of peoples' feeds, perceptions are being quickly reshaped about the truth, and soon, perhaps the basic norms of being online.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The second hurdle lies in the island’s power grid, where years of hurricane damage have shaped lingering doubts about reliability, perceptions that Khachatryan says continue to weigh on investor confidence.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
What’s more, extensive research from Becca Levy, PhD, a professor of the psychology of aging at Yale University, has found that positive perceptions of aging correlate to another seven and a half years of life.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
NGOs and Christian advocacy organizations continue to press for broader international engagement, while Nigerian officials seek to counter negative global perceptions and defend the nation's multi-faith image.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
For executives rallying employees around strategy or transformation, understanding these perceptions is critical.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Others invite audiences into embodied experiences without headsets, creating physical environments that challenge perceptions of reality, and confront the impact of technology on society and the human condition.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Machado cited this turnaround in regional perceptions as a further example of the Maduro government’s isolation from the people’s will.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
As the videos race across millions of peoples' feeds, perceptions are being quickly reshaped about the truth, and soon, perhaps the basic norms of being online.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The second hurdle lies in the island’s power grid, where years of hurricane damage have shaped lingering doubts about reliability, perceptions that Khachatryan says continue to weigh on investor confidence.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
What’s more, extensive research from Becca Levy, PhD, a professor of the psychology of aging at Yale University, has found that positive perceptions of aging correlate to another seven and a half years of life.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
NGOs and Christian advocacy organizations continue to press for broader international engagement, while Nigerian officials seek to counter negative global perceptions and defend the nation's multi-faith image.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptions
Noun
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But there was a gap between us—our culture, our language, our understandings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The primary goal is to trace how these medical ideas were communicated through language and how that language still influences public and clinical understandings of the body today.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.—
Rosanna Fraire,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Perceptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceptions. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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