1
as in theories
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something
the foreign tourists' prepossessions about life in the U.S. had been formed by many hours of American TV shows
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2
as in obsessions
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
tried to cure him of his prepossession with money
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Noun
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If that effort fails, prosecutors could seek to retry Garcia Torres on the murder charge, but they would not be allowed to rely on the prior kidnapping allegations or theories of willful, deliberate and premeditated murder, according to the ruling.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Whether diving into complex theories or working late to ensure an essay is flawless, Aubrey is consistently the hardest-working person in the room.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!—
Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
25 Feb. 2026
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Yet our love/hate relationship with elitism and luxury remain one of our culture’s most paradoxical obsessions.—
Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The discovery challenges popular assumptions about how new species are found.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Leaders of the Upper Basin states also are raising objections, saying the Interior Department’s current options rely on flawed assumptions, fail to impose large enough cuts on the Lower Basin and go beyond the federal government’s authority.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Those materials included, among other things, the logic of commodity capitalism and cultural preconceptions of their time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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There are no preconceptions, molds or formulas for a place like Dadeland.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Fedorova knows that her enthusiasms will not be shared by everyone.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Shriver’s many strange enthusiasms have provided her with a wellspring of ideas, which in the past have produced highly topical novels—about school massacres, obesity, religion, and, yes, the national debt.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fleming’s sets feel like an interpretative dance-heavy trip through one person’s notes app list of intrusive thoughts.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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Or perhaps you will be filled with private thoughts, fantasies and crushes about someone.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Prepossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessions. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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