concepts

noun

plural of concept
1
as in notions
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation trying to change the public's concept of a nightly newscast

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2
as in ideas
something imagined or pictured in the mind a concept for a new kind of automobile that could revolutionize the industry

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Recent Examples of concepts That shift also creates opportunities for creators to think beyond individual posts and toward characters, concepts, series, and intellectual property that can travel across platforms and screens. — Novika Ishar, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Another startup is expected to launch soon, with two additional concepts currently in development. — Shelley Simpson, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Yet these concepts often seem lost on the many economists who think many Americans are overly pessimistic. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026 Two of Miami’s favorite concepts have joined the lineup of the food and beverage program. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Through the mid-1980s, Wolfram continued this work, discovering a number of fundamental connections between computation and nature, and inventing such concepts as computational irreducibility. — Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026 Over the past few years, Boots has been delving into its extensive data to test and try products and began introducing stand-alone beauty retail concepts, the latest of which opened in Bristol earlier this month. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026 Since its inception, two philosophical concepts have marked the brand’s savoir-faire. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Psychoanalytic concepts—projection, attachment, wishes and wish fulfillment—loom large. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concepts
  1. notions
  2. ideas
  3. stereotypes
  4. thoughts
  5. conceptions
  6. pictures
Noun
  • Questioning of potential jurors captured the difficult quest of trying to find those who don’t have preconceived notions about the killing, which has been plumbed in several documentaries and countless podcasts and social media videos.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Burden of Justice is a tense legal drama where personal lives, professional duties and shifting notions of right and wrong collide.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • Plenty of strong ideas were presented — then rejected — the last time a speaker faced a scandal.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Other ideas, including paid on-street parking, were also discussed.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • One of the study’s most notable findings is that 96% of respondents want to see multiple generations represented on screen, largely because doing so reflects real-life relationships and helps break down stereotypes about age.
    — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Each one functions like a coarse grain of sand, eroding the certainties and stereotypes that harden racial discourse.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stereotypes
Noun
  • Here are three more Twins thoughts after the team’s first series win since July 30.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For his story was a record of his most debauched thoughts and desires.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoughts
Noun
  • Are such dichotomous conceptions of the novel mutually exclusive?
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
Definition of conceptions
Noun
  • He was shown pictures and videos from the prosecution of the state of the house, including blood spatter.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And while alumni watched from the sideline, the Bruins connected with youth football players on the field during, incorporating them into stretches, signing autographs and taking pictures.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pictures

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