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
While these platforms can strongly influence teens’ perceptions of what is desirable, parents and educators can take practical steps to reduce harm and promote healthier attitudes toward nutrition and body image.
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Leeann Weintraub, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Independents said the worst thing about Republicans was their loyalty to Trump (10%), perceptions of corruption and self-enrichment (8%), dishonesty, hypocrisy or immorality (7%), a lack of concern for ordinary people or cruelty (6%), and ineffective and weak or unqualified leadership (5%).
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 27 May 2026
And once people see what this city looks like with the NFL planted here full-time — even temporarily — perceptions change forever.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026
Put simply, Masseto helped broaden perceptions of where exceptional Merlot could thrive.
—Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
If perceptions are central to the sense of self, that sense will look different depending on how each animal perceives the world.
—Federica Sgorbissa, ArsTechnica, 24 May 2026
Welles and Varda ignored common perceptions that put fiction and nonfiction filmmaking into separate and unequal categories, with documentary occupying a lower rank.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
One of the fascinating dimensions of the movies made in the studio-system era is how the perceptions of those movies — and, in a strange way, the movies themselves — change over time.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2026
Israel’s extraordinary technological, military, and economic success has altered perceptions.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Leeann Weintraub, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Independents said the worst thing about Republicans was their loyalty to Trump (10%), perceptions of corruption and self-enrichment (8%), dishonesty, hypocrisy or immorality (7%), a lack of concern for ordinary people or cruelty (6%), and ineffective and weak or unqualified leadership (5%).
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 27 May 2026
And once people see what this city looks like with the NFL planted here full-time — even temporarily — perceptions change forever.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026
Put simply, Masseto helped broaden perceptions of where exceptional Merlot could thrive.
—Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
If perceptions are central to the sense of self, that sense will look different depending on how each animal perceives the world.
—Federica Sgorbissa, ArsTechnica, 24 May 2026
Welles and Varda ignored common perceptions that put fiction and nonfiction filmmaking into separate and unequal categories, with documentary occupying a lower rank.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
One of the fascinating dimensions of the movies made in the studio-system era is how the perceptions of those movies — and, in a strange way, the movies themselves — change over time.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2026
Israel’s extraordinary technological, military, and economic success has altered perceptions.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptions
Noun
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Everyone knows everything because knowledge flows not from direct experience but from our intuitive understandings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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For Google, that potentially unlocks new understandings of user intentions.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband.—
Valentina Bottoni,
Vanity Fair,
13 Mar. 2026
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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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“Perceptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceptions. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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