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as in concept
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation
the false conception that wheelchair users are homebound and helpless
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as in idea
something imagined or pictured in the mind
our changing conceptions of what constitutes art
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Recent Examples of conception
The current legal landscape mostly limits adoption to the previsualization process, like conception and storyboarding, that doesn’t directly involve the final product.
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Primary care physicians know that every American has a stake in our health care system from the moment of conception until the last heartbeat and every day in between.
—Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Kylee Pucci is a six-time egg donor and has a unique relationship with her biological daughter
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Egg donation provides families with the chance to experience parenthood when natural conception isn't possible.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
So this is actually getting to the core of several conceptions of democracy.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Primary care physicians know that every American has a stake in our health care system from the moment of conception until the last heartbeat and every day in between.
—Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Kylee Pucci is a six-time egg donor and has a unique relationship with her biological daughter
Comments
Egg donation provides families with the chance to experience parenthood when natural conception isn't possible.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
So this is actually getting to the core of several conceptions of democracy.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conception
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After working in the outdoor industry for years, a vendor trip to China opened his eyes to the environmental impacts of traditional manufacturing and, coupled with his knowledge of the massive amount of waste plastic being produced domestically, pushed him toward the Trash Gear concept.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside Online,
22 Apr. 2025
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Trump is challenged by the concept of a free press.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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The basic idea is to start with something large and compact it down for easy transport.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Apr. 2025
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Deporting supposed gang members and Hamas supporters without due process may violate any number of statutes, but forcing oppositionists to defend these people’s rights allows the administration to paint them as defending their ideas.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The post is replete with myths and false transphobic stereotypes, particularly revolving around the narratives that gender and biology are inextricable and that trans women are dangerous.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
18 Apr. 2025
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Faculty/alumni The old stereotype of the out-of-touch, tweed-wearing egghead, spending their life lecturing on the lesser plays of Ben Jonson, is itself out of touch.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The increasing prevalence and potential for invasion of privacy (of our thoughts, no less) has prompted lawmakers in some jurisdictions to take action.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Yes, the notion that a good tackle might fall is a big if.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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The development reinforces the notion that Nvidia — the driving force of the generative AI boom on Wall Street for the past two years, turning in extraordinary sales, profit and share-price growth during that time — finds itself in an increasingly precarious moment.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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The scientists, led by fossil track specialist Conner Bennett, used advanced 3D imaging techniques to identify and analyze four sets of vertebrate trace fossils, including impressions left behind by prehistoric birds, mammals, lizards and invertebrates.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Chido Obi has made such an impression in fleeting senior cameos that not registering the 17-year-old for the Europa League could be regarded as an oversight.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The most likely answer is that the account is run by a member of a competing stan community, but my theory is that the Blue Origin mission got in the way of Wendy’s own major technological launch on Monday, April 14: Frostys with flavor swirls in them.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The site goes on to advance the theory that COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan lab and undermines Trump’s political rivals like Joe Biden and Andrew Cuomo.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Conception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conception. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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