as in assumptions
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something
tried to go into the training sessions without any preconceptions
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Noun
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Omar’s growing outrage, especially when precious time is lost because of jammed phone lines, troubling silences and false assumptions, rankles Mahdi, the most overstretched of anyone at the call center.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025 -
The width of certain spectral lines—fingerprints of the light emitted during flares—has long been wider than expected based on standard temperature assumptions.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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But experts have a few theories about how these dietary habits might influence osteoporosis risk.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
3 Sep. 2025
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On TikTok, there are endless videos featuring fan theories and commentary that have garnered thousands of views.—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Preconceptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceptions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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