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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessions
Noun
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Jason Oppenheim, president and founder of The Oppenheim Group, addressed the theories during an interview with PEOPLE in August 2020.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025 -
There will always be such corners of the Universe, because all of our theories rely on some assumptions, some approximations, and have some boundaries.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Based on the award-winning Los Angeles Times article by Frank Shyong, Rosemead watches as an ailing woman discovers her teenage son’s violent obsessions and must go to great lengths to protect him — and possibly others — in a race against time.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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The one with espresso angst, flannel obsessions, and a killer soundtrack featuring the likes of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and The Smashing Pumpkins?—
Chelsea Haney
October 25,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There will always be such corners of the Universe, because all of our theories rely on some assumptions, some approximations, and have some boundaries.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Whatever the assumptions, the discourse has certainly elevated the profile of the modest series, which is the last project produced by Norman Lear before his death.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Like the partisan preconceptions surrounding Benioff and his New York Times interview, the faulty assumptions about Salesforce’s future performance are missing the bigger picture.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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In other words, anyone open-minded enough to set aside popular preconceptions about the genre really can find their perfect match.—
Karen Ostergren,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Deliberate mind wandering, where people give themselves the freedom to drift off-subject, allowing their thoughts to take a different course.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her grief lives with her, but now her thoughts are more organized in voice memos, notes in an app on her phone, in a Word doc.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Prepossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessions. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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