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 Denver event, like so much art of the early 2020s, was born of postponements, fits and starts, tests, masks, stressed performers and all the other COVID restrictions and scrambled audience perceptions.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Here are two other significant gaps in perceptions within housing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Higher gas prices could have an outsized effect on Americans’ perceptions about their finances.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Our pasts are already written, changing the pathways of brains and people’s perceptions of us.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
That mismatch was illustrated in a 2024 study that found striking differences between teachers and parents’ perceptions of autism traits — things like having trouble interpreting body language or understanding social mores.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
The arrival of new team president Paul DePodesta, Byrnes, and a battery of new coaches has not changed results — those don’t count until April — but has altered perceptions.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
On economics On perceptions of economic policy, Democrats have drawn closer to Republicans, compared to January.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
But with few other options available, Riyadh has seen perceptions change.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Here are two other significant gaps in perceptions within housing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Higher gas prices could have an outsized effect on Americans’ perceptions about their finances.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Our pasts are already written, changing the pathways of brains and people’s perceptions of us.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
That mismatch was illustrated in a 2024 study that found striking differences between teachers and parents’ perceptions of autism traits — things like having trouble interpreting body language or understanding social mores.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
The arrival of new team president Paul DePodesta, Byrnes, and a battery of new coaches has not changed results — those don’t count until April — but has altered perceptions.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
On economics On perceptions of economic policy, Democrats have drawn closer to Republicans, compared to January.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
But with few other options available, Riyadh has seen perceptions change.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptions
Noun
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Gelb said the broad crime rate decreases have made some criminologists question historic understandings of what drives trends in violent crime and how to battle it.—
Claudia Lauer,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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And as states started to abandon Common Core, school controversies began to focus less on standards and achievement than on competing understandings of America itself.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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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 12 Mar. 2026.
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