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conceptualize

[kuhn-sep-choo-uh-lahyz] / kənˈsɛp tʃu əˌlaɪz /
VERB
form a concept
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McCardel found that the job required an ability to conceptualize problems in a way that bordered on the philosophical.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

The day had suddenly become incredibly long, and I couldn’t conceptualize that eventually, it would end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

“It’s hard to conceptualize the fact that you can throw — put the ball in the end zone that much,” said Rams receiver Davante Adams, who has 12 touchdown receptions this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

“We’re not built to conceptualize it, but you just have to trust.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

But he couldn’t form words, couldn’t conceptualize this as a victory.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

“He conceptualizes everything so well. He’s got this numbers thing going on in his head. Like, ‘You don’t have enough people over here to cover the receiver, so therefore, they’re probably doing something over here.’

From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023

“He’s obviously beyond a monster, but the way he conceptualizes himself and the story he tells himself about his life …” she trails off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2020

He questioned how the museum conceptualizes blockbuster exhibitions, and whether artists and community leaders are part of the initial conversations.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2020

Gay’s diary includes astute criticisms of how the public conceptualizes the wealth of famous writers and how “cultural ubiquity is not the same as actual money.”

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2018

In this reflective state the nurse analyzes, considers relationships between components, synthesizes themes or patterns, and then conceptualizes or symbolically interprets a sequential view of this past lived reality.

From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson

In his 2004 book, “Affirmative Action Around the World,” economist Thomas Sowell highlighted the dangers of poorly conceptualized affirmative-action policies in India and other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

“The Filipino influence is incredibly strong, and maybe we haven’t fully conceptualized the scope of its historical importance ... for this part of Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

"For decades, the Toxoplasma life cycle was understood in overly simplistic terms, conceptualized as a linear transition between tachyzoite and bradyzoite stages," Wilson said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026

It was there, on a whiteboard in her kitchen, that he conceptualized this modern, diverse digital media company, he said.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024

After recording and exploring my clinical experiential data, a conceptualized response emerged to my question: "Why, as a nurse, am I in the clinical health-nursing situation?"

From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson

He said the company looked closely at data and research when conceptualizing the group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

It is easy to deprecate the single phrase inscribed atop the entrance to our courthouse by conceptualizing it as a mere platitude.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025

For Muehl, it’s all about conceptualizing and painstakingly trying to get the dishes “show ready.”

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

As such, Lanning and his research team introduced a novel approach to conceptualizing person-community fit, predicated on the idea that communities, like persons, are diverse, and can include multiple environmental niches.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024

In pursuing the idea of conceptualizing comfort as a proper aim of psychiatric nursing I extracted 12 nurse behaviors from my clinical data that were used repeatedly to increase patient comfort.

From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson


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