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
In 2024 research by Feigenson and his colleagues showed that an attorney’s description of a video could color jurors’ perceptions of the actual footage.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
With housing costs so central to voters’ perceptions about the economy, both parties have put forward proposals in recent weeks targeting affordability.
—Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The survey did not attempt to answer whether perceptions of Holocaust distortion in Ireland are accurate.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Those, however, had largely positive perceptions before launch.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Trump’s innovation was to grasp that, because the conservative movement had trained its devotees to ignore mainstream media and rely completely on information supplied by its own loyalists, his ability to control his supporters’ perceptions effectively had no limit.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
There are shifting perceptions of who is being targeted by the program.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Their public perceptions are in stark contrast, largely because of differences in how each has approached their city’s problems of the last few years, along with the very nature of those problems.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
As past and present collide, Venus’ perceptions fracture, blurring the line between emotional truth and reality.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
With housing costs so central to voters’ perceptions about the economy, both parties have put forward proposals in recent weeks targeting affordability.
—Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The survey did not attempt to answer whether perceptions of Holocaust distortion in Ireland are accurate.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Those, however, had largely positive perceptions before launch.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Trump’s innovation was to grasp that, because the conservative movement had trained its devotees to ignore mainstream media and rely completely on information supplied by its own loyalists, his ability to control his supporters’ perceptions effectively had no limit.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
There are shifting perceptions of who is being targeted by the program.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Their public perceptions are in stark contrast, largely because of differences in how each has approached their city’s problems of the last few years, along with the very nature of those problems.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
As past and present collide, Venus’ perceptions fracture, blurring the line between emotional truth and reality.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Jan. 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
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 30 Jan. 2026.
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