high-concept
adjective
high-con·cept
ˈhī-ˈkän-ˌsept 
: having or exploiting elements (such as fast action, glamour, or suspense) that appeal to a wide audience
high-concept movies
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His ambitious tasting menu has high-concept underpinnings, meditating on themes like the progression of the seasons.
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Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Unlike her last couple projects, there’s not a lot of high-concept goofiness, nor the dreamy singing that made her stories seem like warped flashbacks.
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Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
The film delivers the kind of ambitious, high-concept storytelling that excites audiences while remaining grounded in compelling human emotion.
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William Earl,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Inspired by Greek mythology and other schools of mysticism, Hecate is a candlelit space meant to savor high-concept, theatrical cocktails that arrive in eccentric goblets and bowls.
—
Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
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Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Unlike her last couple projects, there’s not a lot of high-concept goofiness, nor the dreamy singing that made her stories seem like warped flashbacks.
—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
The film delivers the kind of ambitious, high-concept storytelling that excites audiences while remaining grounded in compelling human emotion.
—
William Earl,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Inspired by Greek mythology and other schools of mysticism, Hecate is a candlelit space meant to savor high-concept, theatrical cocktails that arrive in eccentric goblets and bowls.
—
Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for high-concept
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“High-concept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-concept. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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